UCM Resita registers a new success on Asian market

After several successful achievements in hydro power field on Asian continent, UCM Resita returned this time in Thailand, where together with HYDRO ENGINEERING Company, won the bid for the rehabilitation of Kang Krachan Hydro Power Plant, in consortium with Hydroengineering Thailand.

The hydro power plant Kang Krachan was fitted with a vertical unit of Kaplan type, manufactured by FUJI ELECTRIC Co. Ltd, consisting of hydraulic turbine, having the output of 17000 KW, at 250 rpm, synchronous vertical generator, three-phased, power factor 0.9 at 250 rpm and inlet butterfly valve of 3300 mm diameter.

UCM Resita and HYDRO ENGINEERING had the task to provide rehabilitation of turbine, generator, inlet butterfly valve, irrigation valve and automation and control system, the last representing a completely new system of SCADA type. As concerns the generator, the excitation system was replaced by a new static system supplied by ACTEL.

The rehabilitation works at the hydro electric power plant Kang Krachan started in the fall of 2008 and have been completed in May 2010, the group delivering the first kilowatts in the network even since February 2010.

The experts from UCM Resita, together with those from HYDRO ENGINEERING attending to the works performed on site, also supervising the rehabilitation, tests and putting into operation works, act highly professional, impressing the customer with their technical knowledge and experience in this field.