What does it take to be a prime mover and catalyst in the power generation industry ? As we’ve seen at KPCL, the responsibilities are manifold. We need to keep pace with the latest in powergen technologies. We need to ensure that our power stations operate fault-free and at optimum efficiencies, against rated and scaled up capacities. And we need to constantly address the areas of renovation, modernization and uprating in a planned and phased manner.

The most advanced technology platforms were brought in to uprate all the 10 units of the Sharavathi Generating Station from 89.1 MW to 103.5 MW, thereby adding 144MW capacity. Outdated rotary mechanical governors have been replaced by state-of -the-art digital excitation and governing systems offering better control, faster responses and increased system stability.

The Units at Nagjhari Powerhouse too are being uprated from 135MW to 150MW. Three Units have already been uprated, with three more coming under our development plan for uprating. Additionally, a comprehensive, time-bound plan has been finalised to modernise the older Units in hydro stations. This plan envisages the setting up of sophisticated equipment and controls at all stations.