BHEL bags Rs 7,300 cr order to set up plant in Tamil Nadu

Power equipment maker BhelBSE 0.28 % said today that it has won a Rs 7,300 crore order for setting up a Supercritical Thermal Power Project (TPP) in Tamil Nadu. The order for setting up the 2x660 MW Udangudi TPP has been placed on the state-owned firm by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO), Bhel said in a statement. This is the fourth order for supercritical sets finalised in the last three years by TANGEDCO, and all the four orders have been won by Bhel. The previous three orders viz 2x660 MW Ennore SEZ, 1x800 MW North Chennai Supercritical TPP Stage-III and 2x800 MW Uppur TPP were also secured by Bhel on International Competition Bidding (ICB) basis, the company said. Located at Udangudi in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, the greenfield project will be executed by Bhel on Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) basis. ref: https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8783238135378436914#editor/target=post;postID=3547043995180291117