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Rajiv Gandhi Thermal project ready for boiler light up

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Press Trust of India Hisar
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 9:33 PM IST

The first 600 Mw Unit of the prestigious 1200 Mw Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project Khedar in district Hisar is all set for boiler light up by end of this July.    

Sanjeev Kaushal, managing director of Haryana Power Generation Corporation (HPGCL), after reviewing the progress of the project, said today that this mega status project is breaking all records of speedy implementation and is racing steadily towards completion on schedule.    

He informed that an overall progress of 76.01 per cent has already been achieved. In project engineering and procurement a progress of 86.7 per cent and 83.6 per cent, respectively, has been achieved.    

He added the project has set a record by completing the hydraulic test of the boiler of Unit-I on March 1, in 24 months and 29 days, which is the fastest hydraulic test in India.    

In case of Unit-2 also the hydraulic test was successfully completed on April 18, about four months before the original schedule.

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First Published: Jun 18 2009 | 4:26 PM IST

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