BHEL to set up three 500 MW plants at Jhajjar in Haryana

New Delhi, Aug 9 (UNI) Power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) today said it has bagged a contract for installing three sets of 500 Mega Watts (MW) plants each at Jhajjar in Haryana which will supply 36 million units every day to the national capital and the neighbouring Haryana Grids.

Valued at over Rs 2,900 Crore, the orders have been placed on BHEL by Aravali Power Company Private Ltd (APCPL), a joint venture company of NTPC, IPGPL and HPGCL.

The company won this contract under International Competitive Bidding (ICB), 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.

Significantly, this is the highest value Boiler and Turbine Generator (BTG) package contract for a single project ever received by BHEL.

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.

BHEL 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.

The company has equipped itself to produce thermal power equipment for 800 MW sets and above, suited to Indian conditions, using Indian as well as imported coal.

In addition, the company is shoring up its capability for higher rating Hydro sets and advanced class Gas Turbines to cater to upcoming market requirements.

In a company release, BHEL said it is enhancing its manufacturing capacity in the next three years, from the current level of 6,000 MW to 15,000 MW per annum with a total investment of around Rs 3,200 Crore.

UNI