BHEL of India secures second 600 MW EPC contract

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secured a repeat EPC contract for a 600 MW thermal power generating unit in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Valued at INR21.8bn ($508m), the EPC contract has been awarded by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB). The 600 MW thermal power generating unit will be located at the North Chennai thermal power station.


This is the second order that BHEL has secured for a new unit designed to subcritical parameters. TNEB previously placed a similar EPC contract with BHEL for a 600 MW thermal power generating unit at the same power station.

For the latest 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 company's Haridwar plant.

The pumps and heat exchangers will be manufactured at its Hyderabad plant and the electricals at the Bhopal plant, while controls and instrumentation will be supplied by BHEL's electronics division in Bangalore.

BHEL and TNEB have also recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the formation of a joint venture company to establish a 2 x 800 MW supercritical thermal power project.


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