Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) has blamed the Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited for delay in commissioning and renovation of power projects in the state.
In Harduaganj BHEL's work is limited to the supply, recetion and commissioning of only the main plant consisting of the boiler, steam turbine and generator. Other works, including chimney and water system, were to be taken care by the UPRVUNL, Company's General Manager Aswini Dhar said in a statement.
"The UPRVUNL is yet to hand over the facilities. The availability of chimney has now be postponed to December 10 from November 7. This has delayed the subsequent commissioning activities of the unit," Dhar said.
Earlier on November 10, expressing displeasure over delay in renovation of power generation units by BHEL the Uttar Pradesh government had warned its officers.
"During a high-level meeting to review the progress of power projects, Chief Secretary Atul Kumar Gupta while expressing his displeasure over delay, warned that the government will take stern action if renovation work was not completed as per schedule," an official spokesman had said here.
Gupta had attracted the attention of BHEL Chairman B P Rao due to the inordinate delay in setting up the Harduaganj extension, Parichcha extension and Anapara D projects and renovation of 1000 MW units at Obra B.
BHEL General Manager said that Parichha unit was ready for synchronisation but got delayed by more than one year due to collapse of the chimney, which was in the scope of UPRVUNL, in May this year.
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Dhar said that feasibility report of Anpara was provided by the UPRVUNL after an 11-month delay in December 2008.
"The existing live transmission lines in the plant area, which had to be shifted before BHEL was to carry out works, were actually removed by UPRVUNL after 20 months of the zero date in August 2009," he alleged.
He said that work on Obra plant was delayed due to withdrawal by the overseas vendor for turbine and generator from the agreed contact which resulted in unforeseen requirement of materials.
"This was in the knowledge of the UPRVUNL," he claimed.