BHEL wins Rs.18,400 Million Turnkey Contract from DVC for setting up 500 MW unit at Bokaro TPS; Project to add 12 Million units every day to the Grid

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited BHEL has bagged an order for setting up a 500 MW Power Project in Jharkhand, on turnkey basis.

Valued at Rs.18,400 Million, the order has been placed on BHEL by Damodar Valley Corporation DVC, which has once again reposed confidence in BHELs proven technological excellence and capability in executing projects on turnkey basis.

The order envisages setting up of one unit of 500 MW at Bokaro A thermal power project. Three BHEL built units of 210 MW each are already in operation at DVCs Bokaro Thermal Power Station and with this order all the units at the power station will be of BHEL make.

Significantly, DVC has earlier placed orders for 6 Units of 500 MW each on BHEL in the last two years and this order is a testimony to the customers confidence in BHEL.

Slated for synchronisation during the 11th Plan, the project will add 12 Million units every day to the grid on commissioning.

BHELs scope of work in the contract includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of Steam Turbines, Generators, Boilers, associated Auxiliaries, Balance of Plant and Electricals, besides state of the art Controls and Instrumentation, Electrostatic Precipitators ESPs and civil works.

BHEL is favourably placed for another EPC job involving installation of a 750 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Tripura by ONGC Tripura Power Co. Ltd. The price bid for the ICB was opened last week where BHEL has outbid Alstom with a large price margin.

BHEL has fully established state of the art technology for manufacture of thermal sets up to 600 MW rating in the sub critical range and has the capability to manufacture sets up to 1,000 MW rating. So far, orders for 68 numbers of 500/600 MW rating sets have been won, of which 33 have been commissioned.

Having demonstrated its track record in successfully establishing new technologies to serve the nations power sector, BHEL is now poised to introduce 800 MW thermal sets with supercritical parameters. BHEL has equipped itself to produce thermal power equipment for 800 MW sets and above, suited to Indian conditions, using Indian as well as imported coal. In addition, the company is shoring up its capability for higher rating Hydro sets and advanced class Gas Turbines to cater to upcoming market requirements.

BHEL is building Capacity and Capability to contribute fully for meeting the power forecast for the 11th Plan and beyond. For this, the company has already enhanced its manufacturing capacity to 10,000 MW per annum which is being further enhanced to 15,000 MW per annum in the next two years with a total investment of Rs.42,000 Million.