Alstom concludes contract with BHEL for 2x660 MW Suratgarh power plant

KOLKATA: Alstom has been awarded a contract by BHEL to supply components and services for the 2x660 MW Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Project (STPP), located in Suratgarh, Rajasthan, India. This contract is worth approximately Rs 206 crore.

Under the scope of the contract, Alstom will co-operate with BHEL in designing the boilers and supply identified pressure parts of the 660 MW supercritical boilers, along with windboxes. It will also assist BHEL with technical advisors during the erection and commissioning of the units. Key components will be manufactured in Alstom’s manufacturing facilities in Concordia ( USA), as well as in Durgapur (India). The units I & II are expected to be commissioned by 2016.

Patrick Ledermann, vice president, Alstom Thermal Power & Renewable Power in India, said in a statement, “Alstom’s supercritical boilers are state-of-the-art technology and are designed to address the challenges of the power industry in India. This contract is yet another confirmation of the technological expertise enjoyed by Alstom in the field of supercritical boilers.”

It comes in addition to eight contracts signed with BHEL between 2008 to 2013 for supercritical boilers in Barh II, Krishnapatnam, Bara, Yermaras, Bellary, Mouda and most recently Nabinagar and Gadarwara in India.

Alstom’s supercritical boiler technology helps in achieving about 3-4% higher plant efficiency compared to conventional subcritical design.