BHEL Wins Mega Contract For Installing Three Sets of 500 MW Each At Jhajjar; Project To Add 36 Milli

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has announced that Under International Competitive Bidding (ICB), the Company has won orders for the supply and installation of the Main Plant Package at the upcoming Jhajjar Super Thermal Power Project in Haryana, involving three units of 500 MW each.

Valued at over Rs 29,000 Million, the orders have been placed on the Company by Aravali Power Company Pvt Ltd (APCPL), a joint venture Company of NTPC, IPGPL and HPGCL.

Significantly, this is the highest value Boiler and Turbine Generator (BTG) package contract for a single project ever received by the Company and is a testimony to the customers confidence in the Companys capabilities and proven technological excellence.

Slated for synchronisation during the 11th Plan, these units will add 36 million units every day to the grid on commissioning, which will be shared by the power deficit states of Delhi and Haryana. Notably, power from the first unit will also be used for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi in 2010.

The Company has fully established state-of-the-art technology for manufacture of thermal sets up to 500 MW rating and has the capability to manufacture sets up to 1,000 MW rating. So far, orders for 58 numbers of 500 MW rating sets have been won, of which 31 have been commissioned.