Chamba power station starts operation

Chamba, September 2 The NHPC has renovated and modernised its 180 MW Baira Siul power station at Surangani in Chamba district and commenced operation. It is NHPC’s oldest power project in the country. According to an official communiqué, the renovation...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 01:02 PM Sep 03, 2021 IST

Chamba, September 2

The NHPC has renovated and modernised its 180 MW Baira Siul power station at Surangani in Chamba district and commenced operation. It is NHPC’s oldest power project in the country.

According to an official communiqué, the renovation of all three units had been completed. The NHPC had commenced commercial operation of the power generating unit-2 on December 29, 2019, and unit-1 on November 7, 2020, the communiqué said. The unit-3 had started operation on August 31.

The life of the power station has now been extended by another 25 years. — OC