HCC bags Rs 660 cr hydel project contract

Infrastructure major Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) today said it has bagged a Rs 660 crore contract from GMR (Badrinath) Hydro Power Generation for setting up a 300-Mw hydel project in Uttarakhand.

The project is a run-of-the-river development on the Alaknanda River at Badrinath, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

"HCC has been awarded contract of  300-Mw (3X100) Alaknanda Hydroelectric Power Project by GMR (Badrinath) Hydro Power Generation," the company said in a statement.

The project work is divided into two packages valued at Rs 272.84 crore and Rs 387.16 crore, respectively.

While the first contract involves the main civil work for the dams, including diversion channels, barrages and power intakes, the second part comprises the main civil works package for MAT, a powerhouse complex, surge shaft, pressure shaft and pothead yard civil work packages for the power house complex.

The contracts are to be completed within 54 months from the date of issue of a formal notification of award.

The company claimed that it has constructed over 25 per cent of India's hydel power generation capacity, including several projects in the challenging Himalayan region.

"HCC has constructed the head race tunnel and surge shaft for India's largest commissioned power generation project, the Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Electric Project (1,500 Mw), and the underground powerhouse and tunnel for the Chamera Hydro Electric Power Project, Stage I," it said.

In addition, it is currently executing fourteen hydro-electric power projects, including four in Jammu & Kashmir, three in Himachal Pradesh, two in Bhutan and one each in Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and Maharashtra, the statement added.