BHEL bags Rs.1,390 Million order for supply of Transformers

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL ) has yet again proved its international competitiveness by winning a presitious contract for supply of transformers, in the face of stiff global competition from multinational giants like ABB, Areva, CGL, etc.

Valued at Rs.1,390 Million, this is the single largest order placed on BHEL by NTPC for its Korba, Dadri and Farakka extension projects.

BHEL’s scope of work includes supply, erection and commissioning of 15 Nos. 200 MVA 420 kV generator transformers, 1 No. 100 MVA Transformer of 400 kV class besides 11 Nos. other transformers – with a total capacity of 3,548 MVA.

To be manufactured at BHEL’s Bhopal and Jhansi plants, BHEL will complete the supplies of this equipment in a tight schedule of 25 months.

In India, BHEL is the largest manufacturer of transformers, having supplied more than 4,000 transformers, aggregating 2,50,000 MVA in cumulative capacity for transmission and distribution networks, which are the mainstay of the Indian Grid. These have been supplied to all major utilities in the country including SEBs, NTPC, PowerGrid etc. On the export front, the company has supplied transformers to more than 20 countries around the world including Libya, Oman, Egypt, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Zambia.