Bhel wins Rs 2,854 cr mega contract for supercritical power project

Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) has bagged a contract worth Rs 2,854 crore for supply of the Steam Generator Package for three coal-fired thermal units of 660 MW each with supercritical parameters.

The order has been placed on Bhel by Nabinagar Power Generation  Company (NPGCL), a joint venture of NTPC and Bihar State Electricity Board, for the upcoming 1,980 MW Nabinagar Supercritical Thermal Power Project (STPP) in Bihar.

Significantly, this is the second supercritical thermal power project being executed by Bhel in Bihar, the first being the 2x660 MW Barh STPP Stage-II of NTPC, which is in an advanced stage of completion. With this contract, Bhel now has orders for supply and installation of 21 Supercritical Steam Generators of 660 MW, 700 MW and 800 MW.

The other major contracts involving supply of supercritical sets under execution by Bhel are 2x660 MW Barh Thermal Power Project Stage-II of NTPC, 3x660 MW Bara Thermal Power Project of Prayagraj Power Generating Company Limited, a part of Jaypee Group, 2x800 MW Yeramarus & 1x800 MW Edlapur Thermal Power projects of Raichur Power Corporation Limited, 1x700 MW Bellary Thermal Power Project of KPCL, 3x660 MW Lalitpur Thermal Power Project from Bajaj Group, 2x800 MW Krishnapatnam Thermal Power Project of APGenco, 2x660 MW Singrauli STPP of Dainik Bhaskar Power Limited and 2x660 MW Mouda STPP Stage- II of NTPC.