BHEL looks for foreign player for NRTM

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has proposed international partnership to tap the Nuclear Reactor Turbine Market (NRTM) in the country, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

Patel said in a written reply to the house: "BHEL is further making efforts to associate with other international nuclear reactor vendors for possible cooperation to manufacture the components of higher size reactors."

A Joint Venture Company (JVC) for execution of Conventional Island (Turbine side) for 700 MWe nuclear power plants is contemplated to be set up between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), BHEL and Alstom of France, he informed.

BHEL has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Feb 2011 with NPCIL and Alstom for formation of JVC for execution of Conventional Island (Turbine side) of Nuclear Power Plant for 700 MWe and above.

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