BHEL bags Rs21.75bn contract from TN

BHEL has secured a Rs21,750 mn, the EPC contract for setting up a 600 MW thermal power generating unit in Tamil Nadu, on EPC basis by Tamil Nadu Electricity Board TNEB

This is the second order secured by BHEL for the new rating unit of 600 MW designed to sub critical parameters and is a testimony to the customers confidence in the companys capabilities and proven technological excellence.

TNEB has earlier placed a similar EPC contract on BHEL for setting up a 600 MW thermal power generating unit at the same power station.

For the contract, the Boiler and its auxiliaries will be manufactured by BHEL at its Tiruchirapalli and Ranipet works in Tamil Nadu, while the Steam Turbine and Generator will be manufactured at the companys Haridwar plant.

The Pumps and Heat Exchangers will be manufactured at its Hyderabad plant and Electricals at the Bhopal plant, while the state of the art Controls and instrumentation system will be supplied by BHELs Electronics Division, Bangalore.

BHEL and TNEB have recently signed a MoU for the formation of a Joint Venture Company for setting up a 2x800 MW Supercritical Thermal Power Project Udangudi in Tiruchendur Taluk of Tuticorin District in Tamil Nadu, with principal equity stake from BHEL and TNEB.

The project, with a total capital outlay of around Rs.85,000mn, will be the first supercritical power project in the state of Tamil Nadu and will strengthen the power availability in the state. These initiatives will give a tremendous boost to the developmental efforts of the Govt. of Tamil Nadu.


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