BHEL bags Rs 1,143 crore contract from NTPC for power generating unit

BHEL today said it has bagged a Rs 1,143 crore contract from country's largest power generation utility NTPC for setting up a 500-MW power generating unit at its Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station in Madhya Pradesh. "NTPC has placed a major order on the company for supply and installation of the main plant package (boilers, turbines and generators) for a power project in Madhya Pradesh involving one generating unit of 500 MW," BHEL said in a statement. "Valued at Rs 1,143 crore, the contract envisages setting up a 1x500 MW thermal power generating unit at NTPC's Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station (STPS), in Madhya Pradesh," the statement said. On commissioning of the unit, 12 million units of electricity will be added to the grid, every day, BHEL said. more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/energy/power/bhel-bags-rs-1143-crore-contract-from-ntpc-for-power-generating-unit/articleshow/13685362.cms