BHEL bags Rs 1143 cr NTPC contract for thermal power project

NEW DELHI: State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd ( BHEL) said it bagged a Rs 1143 crore contract from NTPC for supply and installation of the main plant package for a thermal power project in Madhya Pradesh.

The contract envisages setting up a 500-mw thermal power generating unit at NTPC's Vindhyachal super thermal power station.

With the present order, 86 numbers of 500-mw thermal sets have been contracted by BHEL in the country so far, the company said in a statement.

With the commissioning of this unit, the cumulative generating capacity of the power station will be enhanced to 4,760-mw, making it India's largest power generating station.

BHEL's scope of work in the contract envisages design, engineering, manufacture, supply and erection and commissioning of steam generator and steam turbine generator along with associated auxiliaries and controls.

The equipment for the project will be manufactured at BHEL's Trichy, Ranipet, Haridwar, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Bhopal Plants, while the company's power sector in western region will be responsible for erection and commissioning of the equipment, the statement said.