Mecon bags contract for 2,500mw power plants in TN

New Delhi, Apr 10 (UNI) Jharkhand-based public sector company Metallurgical and Engineering Consultants (Mecon) has bagged contracts for two 500 mega watts (mw) power plants in Tamil Nadu.

According to official sources, the project is being jointly promoted by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) and the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. Mecon will provide detailed engineering and consultancy from concept to commissioning for the two units of 500 mw each to be set up at Tuticorin.

This is for the first time that the company will provide consultancy services or power projects of 500 mw capacity. Earlier it had provided similar services to NLC for its two 210 mw expansion programme which was successfully completed in 2003.

Some of its other well know clients include National Aluminum Company (NALCO), Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB), besides private sector companies like Jindal Steel and Power, Bhushan Steel and Adhunik Group.

In a bid to offer state-of-the-art technology, Mecon has signed a cooperation agreement with global consultancy firm AF-Enprima of Finland for joint working in power sector consultancy in India.

With the business in power sector rising, the company is preparing a road map to develop its strategic business unit. The power plant division at Ranchi is being augmented with more resources and latest design softwares to facilitate better and timely services to the valued customers.

UNI