ABFPL bags Rs 1,570 cr NTPC order

Alstom Bharat Forge Power Limited (ABFPL), a joint-venture between Bharat Forge Ltd and Alstom, has bagged Rs 1,570 crore order from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited for power producer’s upcoming Supercritical thermal power project in Solapur in Maharashtra.

The order is for engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection and commissioning of 2x660Mw supercritical steam turbine generator islands (TG Islands), a company statement said.

Supercritical plants use steam with very high temperatures and pressure, resulting in a much higher efficiency than conventional coal-fired plants. This results in lesser consumption of coal and lower emissions per unit of power produced.

Last year, ABFPL had emerged as the lowest bidder for NTPC's bulk tender for supply of 11x660 MW TG Islands.

The company has further stated that it was expecting to bag an additional order for three units for the Nabinagar Project from Nabinagar Power Generating Company Pvt Ltd (NPGCPL), a JV between NTPC and Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB).

An Letter of Intent (LoI) to ABFPL for this project has already been issued.

"Bharat Forge’s world-class manufacturing capabilities and Alstom’s globally-renowned technology prowess have been synthesised in this venture to make India an international manufacturing hub for power equipment. As part of its breakout growth strategy, Bharat Forge is committed to strengthen India’s rapidly growing economy by manufacturing advanced, technology-driven capital goods and ushering in a paradigm change in building sustainable infrastructure to meet aspirations of its 1.2 billion people," chairman of Kalyani Group and ABFPL Baba Kalyani, said commenting on the development.