Wednesday 5 March 2014

BHEL bags Rs 7,900 cr order related to 1,980 MW thermal power project

NEW DELHI: State-owned power equipment maker BhelBSE -0.06 % has bagged a contract worth Rs 7,900 crore related to 1,980 MW thermal power project in Jharkhand. 

The contract, won through international competitive bidding, is for NTPC's 1,980 MW North Karanpura super thermal power project. The plant will have three units, each having a generation capacity of 660 MW. 

The EPC (Engineering Procurement and Construction) order is valued at Rs 7,900 crore, Bhel said in a statement today. 

According to the company, the work involves design, engineering, manufacture, supply, construction, erection, testing and commissioning for the EPC package. 

The key equipment for the contract will be manufactured at Bhel's Trichy, Haridwar, Bhopal, Ranipet, Hyderabad, Jhansi and Bangalore plants. 

The company said: "The order reinforces Bhel's leadership status in the execution of supercritical thermal power projects involving supply of state-of-art equipment, suited to Indian coal and Indian conditions. 

"With this contract, Bhel has now won orders for supply and installation of 32 supercritical boilers and 27 turbines of 660 MW, 700 MW and 800 MW ratings."

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