Bhel bags Rs 1,900 cr NTPC-TNEC order

NEW DELHI: Power equipment major Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) has won a Rs 1,990-crore order for the supply and installation of steam generator and turbine packages at the upcoming 1,000 mw Vallur Thermal Power Project in Tamil Nadu.

The company won the contract by outbidding leading European equipment suppliers under an international competitive bidding.

The order for the greenfield power project have been placed on Bhel by NTPC-Tamil Nadu Energy Company, a JVC of NTPC and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.

Being set up under government’s mega power project policy, the project is targeted for synchronisation during the 11th Plan and will add nearly 24 million units every day to the grid on commissioning.

Bhel has technology for manufacture of thermal sets up to 500 mw rating and has the capability to manufacture sets up to 1,000 mw rating.