Gandhi Sagar HPS is located in Mandsaur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh – a central part of India. This hydro plant consists of 5 units which were originally commissioned from 1960 to 1966. All the units are Vertical Francis machines. The plant is owned and operated by M/s. Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Ltd (MPPGCL). This plant is located on Chambal River. The unit generated from this plant is shared between the two states (of India) – Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Gandhi Sagar HPS is very old and typical hydro plant having low head, low speed Francis Machine. In this plant the all units are not same or similar. While Unit I, II and III are similar; Unit IV and Unit V are different from each other and also from Unit I, II and III. Therefore, the work and approach have to be different as compared to other such standard Renovation projects. For Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Ltd (MPPGCL), Gandhisagar Hydro plant is first hydro plant for which complete renovation, modernization and uprating is taken up.

The original unit wise commissioning of the plant are as under:

The plant got flooded in year 2019 due to which the need of immediate renovation was planned.

Brief Scope:
FLOVEL’s scope includes Renovation, Modernization and Uprating of the existing plant, which includes:

• Turbines and Generators
• Electrical and Mechanical Balance of Plant (BoP)
• Civil, Hydro-mechanical, and Architectural Works
• Switchyard

The units are to be operated as under:

It is an honour for FLOVEL to be associated with Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Ltd (MPPGCL) in their first such endeavour.