Mavel Americas Inc. has received a contract to supply a vertical Pelton turbine and related equipment for the 4.132-MW Winchie Creek hydro plant in British Columbia, Canada.
Under the contract, Mavel will provide a five-jet vertical Pelton turbine Model PV1130/5, generator, inlet valve and hydraulic power unit. The runner will be 1,130 mm in diameter and the unit will be directly connected to a generator operating at 450 rpm. Delivery of the turbine-generator package is scheduled for spring 2017, with commercial operation expected to begin during summer 2017.