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SGS experts were asked to provide independent inspection and project supervision of a CHF 30.6 million project that involved the expansion of a 540 MW captive power plant (4x135MW) and related facilities for Bharat Aluminum Co Ltd (Balco) located in the Korba district, Chhattisgarh State, India.

This large-scale power plant project required the successful completion of various challenging tasks: in the initial phase these included building a power house consisting of a turbine, generator and control room, subsequently constructing and installing a boiler, ESP and control room, and finally building a 275-meter high chimney.

The project also involved the designing, engineering and assembling of coal, water and ash handling systems, an electrical system, and a road and drainage system along with a railway track. All these ensured that the power plant would function at full capacity and in accordance with current standards.

Challenging Projects Are a Great Fit for SGS Expertise

Performed between 2004 and 2005, the job required extensive involvement of SGS engineers as they were tasked to provide two different types of expertise: inspection and testing services and management consulting.

The main phases of this substantial assignment were coordinated by SGS’s project management team. SGS professionals conducted the major pre-contract works, such as inspection of materials, machinery and equipment, documentation review, quality surveillance, and supervision of construction. They also had to review the Quality Assurance Plan which became the reference point for all activities involved in the project. This step ensured that the project would begin, advance, and conclude in accordance with the plan and existing quality standards.

SGS inspection and testing specialists also performed first-rate quality assurance and control, technical inspections, conformance/performance testing, and materials testing. Onsite SGS supervisors had to inspect all works at every process stage for strict compliance with quality norms and standards.

Another essential step in the successful completion of the power plant expansion was to ensure that the field investigation of raw materials, welding procedures, PQR for piping, equipment, painting and insulation were duly scheduled and accurately completed. The thorough field investigations helped increase the quality of decision-making processes throughout the project and also served to provide support to the project managers.

Throughout the entire project, indispensable progress monitoring and reporting was provided to the customer on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to assure that all activities were running according to plan and that the quality of the final result will be as described in the project specifications. SGS engineers faced the challenge and finished the project successfully, confirming SGS’s first rate competence in testing, inspection, verification and project management consulting.

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