BHEL bags Rs 1,155 cr contract from GVK Power

New Delhi, Aug 29 (UNI) State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) today said it has won a Rs 1,155 crore contract from GVK Power Ltd (GVKPL) for setting up two coal based thermal power generating units of 270 MW each in Punjab.

''BHEL will be in charge of the design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of steam turbines, generators, boilers, associated auxiliaries and electricals, besides state-of-the-art controls and instrumentation,'' the company statement said in a statement.

The company will source the boiler and its auxiliaries from its Tiruchirapalli and Ranipet units in Tamil Nadu, while the Steam Turbine and Generator will be manufactured at it's Haridwar plant.

The pumps and heat exchangers will be manufactured at its Hyderabad plant and electricals at the Bhopal plant, while the state-of-the-art controls and instrumentation system will be supplied by BHEL's Electronics Division, Bangalore.

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