BHEL signs Rs. 2525 Crore Contract with Abhijeet Infra Limited for setting up a 1,080 MW Thermal Power Plant in Jharkhand (Press Release in Hindi)

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed a contract with Abhijeet Infra Limited (AINL), an Independent Power Producer (IPP) for setting up a 1,080 MW thermal power plant (4x270 MW) in Jharkhand.

Valued at Rs.25,250 Million, the contract envisages supplying and installing the main plant package for Phase-I (2x270 MW) and Phase-II (2x270 MW) of their upcoming coal-based Matrishri Usha Jayaswal Mega Power Plant, located at Latehar district of Jharkhand, near Ranchi.

The order once again reflects the confidence reposed by IPPs in BHEL’s capabilities. It also reinforces BHEL’s leadership status in the execution of thermal power projects involving supply of state-of-the-art equipment, suited to Indian coal and Indian conditions.

Significantly, BHEL secured its highest ever orders from Private Power Utilities in fiscal 2009-10. Out of the total orders of 16,489 MW for Power Plant Equipment received by BHEL during the year, the orders received from IPPs alone accounted for 14,689 MW. This constituted nearly 90% of the total orders booked by BHEL’s Power Sector.

BHEL’s scope of work in the present contract envisages design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of Boilers, Steam Turbines and Turbo-Generators along with state-of-the-art Controls and Instrumentation (C&I) and other associated auxiliaries.

BHEL has fully established state-of-the-art technology for the manufacture of thermal sets up to 1,000 MW rating. To meet customer demand, the company has introduced new rating thermal sets of 270 MW, 525 MW and 600 MW, in addition to 250 MW and 500 MW thermal sets. Notably, with this order, BHEL has so far secured orders for Twenty Two (22) numbers of 270 MW sets.

BHEL has been committed to the nation’s power development programme and has reaffirmed its commitment to the Indian Power Sector by equipping itself for the future, by way of contemporary technology, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and skilled technical manpower to meet the country’s power forecast in the future. The company has established the capability to deliver 15,000 MW per annum and further augmentation to 20,000 MW per annum is underway.