Business Plan of UJVN Limited for Control Period 7.14 Annexure 15: Note on Small Hydroelectric Projects 316 SMALL HYDRO PROJECTS (SHP) There are 10 SHPs under construction having installed capacity of 58.00 MW in district Rudraprayag, Pauri, Uttarkashi and Pithoragarh. These projects are funded by ADB and NABARD. The list alongwith proposed fund requirement of these SHPs are enclosed as Annexure-A. There are 12 SHPs under investigation and planning (I&P) stage having installed capacity of 122.6 MW. DPR of Suringad-II and Bhilangna-IIA have been prepared and tenders have been invited which may be awarded during 2012-13 and 2013-14. The DPR of rest of the 10 SHPs are expected to be completed by June 2013. The list alongwith proposed fund requirement of SHPs are enclosed as Annexure-B. Apart from the above there are 32 SHPs, constructed in the time of erstwhile UPJVNL and handed over to Nigam Annexure-C. 22 no. of these SHPs are running and 10 under closed conditions. The total installed capacity of these SHPs is 24.55 MW. In compliance to orders of Uttarakhand Government vide letter no. 80@fu-l-@Á-l&eq e- @2012 fnukad 12.12.2012 (Annexure), the SHPs below 3 MW capacity are to be handed over to UREDA. The process of handing over of SHPs below 3 MW capacity has been initiated. The list of plant, machinery, residential and non-residential building, furniture, land etc. is under preparation. KALIGANGA-I SMALL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT (4 MW) Kaliganga-I Small Hydro Electric Project is having an installed capacity of 4000 KW with two (02) units of 2000 KW each. The project is being financed by ADB. The contract was awarded on 07.11.2007 and completion as per Contract was 6th Feb. 2010. This project has been commissioned on 18/19 July 2012 and now in operation. The reasons for delayed commissioning of the project were due to (i) Dispute in demarcation of Forest land, (ii) Design changes in the project took considerable time,(iii) Road Blockage due to cloud burst in rainy season affected progress of work at the project,(iv) Heavy monsoon and cloud bursting and washing away of T &P of contractor,(v)Difficulty being faced by the contractors in transporting material, machines and equipment to site due to damaged approach road near Kalimath Temple,(vi) Hindrance created by local villagers regarding their demands varying from time to time,(vii) Land issues with local natives for transmission towers in Rudraprayag District. KALIGANGA-II SMALL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT (6 MW) Kaliganga-II Small Hydro Electric Project is having an installed capacity of 6000 KW with two (02) units of 3000 KW each. The project is being financed by ADB. For the project two contracts were awarded i) Civil & ii) E &M. Civil Contract was signed on 04.04.2008. The effective date of start was 2nd May 08. The duration of contract was kept for two years with the due date of completion as 1st May 2010. E &M Contract was signed on 16.06.2008 for Design, Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Testing of Electromechanical work of Kaliganga-II SHP. The effective date of start was 5th July 08. The duration of contract was kept for two years with the due date of completion as 04th July 10. The project could not be completed in time due to various reasons as mentioned below and now the commissioning of project is expected by Dec. 2013. The reasons for delay are mainly due to (i)Design was changed due to changes in gross head which took considerable time in finalization of the layout,(ii) The PWD Road to this project site was damaged due to frequent landslides. Due to this, difficulty was faced in supplying the material to site.(iii) Limited use of explosive due to tunnel location in the near vicinity of village.(iv) Increase in scope of work, change proposal.(v)Heavy monsoon and cloud bursting and washing away of T &P of contractor.(vi) Difficulty being faced by the contractors in transporting material, machines and equipment to site due to damaged approach road. (vii) Hindrance created by local villagers regarding their demands varying from time to time. MADHYAMAHESHWAR SMALL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT (15 MW) Madhyamaheshwar Small Hydro Electric Project is having an installed capacity of 15 MW with three units of 5MW each. Previously the capacity was 10MW which was enhanced to 15MW. The project is being financed by ADB. For the project, Contract was signed on dated 07.11.2007. The effective date of start was 7th Feb. 2008. The duration of contract was kept as two years with the due date of completion as 6th Feb. 2010 for 10MW SHP. The capacity of the project was further enhanced to 15.00 MW and the modified contract agreement for 15 MW was signed on 11.03.2010 with modified completion period as 10.08.2011. Works on the project slowed down due to various reasons, some of these are (i) Hindrance created by local villagers regarding their demands varying from time to time, (ii) PWD Road to this project site was damaged due to frequent landslides. Due to this difficulty was faced in supplying the material to site.(iii) Design changes in the project took considerable time.(iv)Considerable increase in scope of work (from 10 MW to 15 MW).(v) Unusual heavy rains in 2010 & 2011 and cloud burst in Ukhimath in 2012. All out efforts are being made to commission the project in 2014-15 as per revised schedule, if there is no hindrance from any corner and uncertain geological condition in the tunnel or natural flood condition. KALDIGAD SMALL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT (9 MW) Kaldigad Small Hydro Electric Project is having an installed capacity of 9 MW with two (02) units of 4.5 MW each. The project is being financed by ADB. For the project two contracts were awarded (i) Civil & ii) E &M. Civil Contract was signed on 24.12.2008 and the E&M contract was signed on 16.10.2008. The total duration of the contract was kept for two years as such the date of completion was 2.12.2010, but civil contract has been cancelled due to poor performance of the contractor and new tenders shall have to be invited. This project has damaged due to devastating flood caused by cloudburst in District Uttarkashi on 03.08.2012, now action on the project is being taken as per recommendations of the Technical Expert Committee constituted for suggesting remedial measures. Some additional land may also be required. The commissioning of project is expected by Aug. 2015, if there is no hindrance from any corner and uncertain geological condition in the tunnel and additional land is transferred at an early date. SOBLA-I SMALL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT (8 MW) Sobla-I Small Hydro Electric Project is having an installed capacity of 8 MW with two (02) units of 4.0 MW. The Civil works are being funded by NABARD and E &M works are being funded by ADB. All out efforts are being made to commission the project upto June 2013 if there is no hindrance from any corner. ASIGANGA-I SMALL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT (4.5 MW) Asiganga-I Small Hydro Electric Project is having an installed capacity of 4500 kW with two (02) units of 2250 kW. The project is being financed from NABARD, MNRE & GoU Equity. Tenders in different packages were invited for the SHP and the original date of completion was 2005-06, the project could not be completed upto the expected date of completion due to some change in civil structures. The revised date of commissioning was Nov. 2012, but there were heavy damages in civil structures due to devastating flood caused by cloudburst on 03.08.2012. A Technical Expert Committee was formed by MD UJVNL for study and suggesting remedial measures for small hydro power projects damaged due to flood caused by cloudburst in District Uttarkashi on 03.8.2012. Works on the project slowed down due to various reasons. Some of these are: (i) Allotment of land for compensatory afforestation in District Uttarkashi (ii) Due to introduction of tunnel in place of open power channel, previous tenders were cancelled and fresh tenders were invited, (iii) Land slide in Power Channel alignment.(iv) Need for construction of Tunnel in place of Power channel.(v) The agreements of some of the contractor were cancelled due to their non responsive nature, hence construction activity took considerable time.(vi) Public agitations resulted in disruption of work.(vii) Design changes in the project took considerable time. (viii) Local problems for their demand varying time to time mainly for permanent employment in UJVNL and also development work in project affected villages.(ix) Three accidents during channel excavation. All out efforts are being made to commission the project upto October 2014, if there is no hindrance from any corner ASIGANGA-II SMALL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT (4.5 MW) Asiganga-II Small Hydro Electric Project is having an installed capacity of 4500 kW with two (02) units of 2250 kW each. The project is being financed from NABARD, MNRE & GoU Equity. Tenders in different packages were invited for this SHP and the original date of completion was 2005-06 which was extended upto Oct. 2011 as per revised capacity. Works on the project slowed down due to various reasons. Some of these are: (i) Delay in allotment of land for compensatory afforestation in District Uttarkashi (ii) Due to introduction of tunnel in place of open power channel, the previous tenders were cancelled and fresh tenders were invited, (iii) The agreements of some of the contractor were cancelled due to their non responsive nature , hence construction activity took considerable time to start the works,(iv) The capacity of the project was enhanced from 3.0 MW to 4.5 MW , hence design parameters