BHEL bags Rs 170-cr order from Chennai Petroleum Corp

State-run power equipment maker BHEL today said it has bagged a Rs 170-crore order from Chennai Petroleum Corporation for setting up gas turbine-based co-generation power plant at its Manali refinery.     

BHEL has secured a Rs 170-crore contract from Chennai Petroleum Corporation (CPCL) for setting up an energy efficient 20 Mw co-generation power plant at its Manali refinery, a company statement said.     

A co-generation power plant provides heating water and power for an industrial site or an entire town.     

The project is being set up to meet the additional power and steam requirements of the refinery as part of its endeavour to achieve compliance to Euro-IV emission norms.     

BHEL's scope of work in the present project envisages design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of  gas turbine generator and heat recovery steam generator with associated auxiliaries and balance of plant, the statement said.     

The equipment for the project will be supplied by BHEL's plants at Hyderabad, Trichy, Ranipet, Bhopal, Bangalore and Jhansi. Erection and commissioning of the captive power plant will be carried out by the company's Power Sector – Southern Region, Chennai, it added.