BHEL secures first ever contract for new rating 600 MW Thermal Set, Unit to be set up on EPC basis in Tamil Nadu

Under International Competitive Bidding ICB, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited BHEL has won a contract for setting up a 600 MW thermal power generating unit in Tamil Nadu, on EPC basis.

Valued at Rs.2,475 Crore, the order was handed over by Thiru Arcot N. Veeraswami, Honble Minister for Electricity, Govt. of Tamil Nadu to Mr. Ashok K. Puri, Chairman and Managing Director, BHEL at a function in Chennai.

The EPC contract has been placed on BHEL by Tamil Nadu Electricity Board TNEB, for setting up a 1x600 MW thermal power generating unit at North Chennai Thermal Power Station in Tamil Nadu.

Significantly, this is the first ever order secured by BHEL for the new rating unit of 600 MW designed to sub critical parameters and is a testimony to the customers confidence in the companys capabilities and proven technological excellence.

The Boiler and its auxiliaries will be manufactured by BHEL at its Tiruchirapalli and Ranipet works in Tamil Nadu, while the Steam Turbine and Generator will be manufactured at the companys Haridwar plant. The state of the art Controls and Instrumentation system will be supplied from BHELs Electronics Division, Bangalore.

BHEL and TNEB have also recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the formation of a Joint Venture Company for setting up a 2x800 MW Supercritical Thermal Power Project Udangudi in Tiruchendur Taluk of Tuticorin District in Tamil Nadu, with principal equity stake from BHEL and TNEB. The project, with a total capital outlay of around Rs.8,500 Crore, will be the first supercritical power project to be installed in the state of Tamil Nadu and will strengthen the power availability in the state.

These initiatives will give a tremendous boost to the developmental efforts of the Govt. of Tamil Nadu.

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 at a total investment of Rs.3,200 Crore. Manpower is also being ramped up in a commensurate and timely manner. Besides, the company has taken broad steps like shift in operational focus from Product to Project and implementation of effective Project Management Systems.