Bhubaneswar, May 24 -- Four persons were injured after a fire broke out at the 120 MW Machhkund Hydroelectric Power Project in Odisha's Koraput district on Friday afternoon, disrupting power generation and damaging equipment worth over Rs.2 crore, with officials saying on Sunday that it may take at least six months for the hydel unit to resume operations.

The blaze, suspected to have been triggered by the bursting of a Current Transformer (CT) connected to a 2.5 MVA, 11/0.4 kV transformer outside the powerhouse, spread rapidly through cable networks and engulfed sections of the ageing hydroelectric facility at Machhkund under Lamtaput block.

No casualties were reported, though four workers sustained minor injuries and are undergoing tre...