Boiler of power project lighted up
Tribune News Service

Hisar, August 22
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda lighted up the boiler of the first 600 MW unit of the prestigious 1,200 MW Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project at Khedar in this district today.

Hooda said the unit would be synchronised with the northern grid within two months after the boiler light-up followed by coal firing as per the normal practice at thermal power stations. After the completion of all tests and procedures, the unit would start generating power on a commercial basis by December. Work on the second 600 MW unit was also proceeding according to schedule and it was likely to be commissioned before March next year.

R-Infra is erecting the plant as contractor.

He said the government was determined to add 5,000 MW installed capacity by 2012-13. Commissioning of the Khedar plant would prove to be a milestone in this endeavour. The plant would add 288 lakh units of power daily to the state’s grid.

He announced compensation of Rs 1 lakh each in the case of four Indian workers who lost their lives in a tragic accident which took place at the project site last week. This compensation would be over and above the compensation to be paid by the contractors.

After reviewing the progress of the construction activities at the site, Power Minister Randeep Surjewala said most of the major construction activities like boiler erection and turbine generator erection were going on as scheduled or ahead of schedule.