Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (Bhel) has bagged an order worth Rs 990 crore for setting up a 500 MW thermal power plant (2x250 Mw) in Rajasthan. The order has been placed by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) for setting up two units of 250 Mw each (Units 3&4) as an expansion project of Chhabra Thermal Power Station (TPS).
Bhel is already executing a contract for setting up two units of 250 Mw each (Units 1&2) at Chhabra TPS in Baran District of Rajasthan. Slated for synchronisation during the 11th Plan, these units will add 12 million units every day to the grid on commissioning, a compnay release said.
The company has already supplied and commissioned thermal sets aggregating to 2,750 Mw for RRVUNL. Bhel’s scope of work in the present contract envisages design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of steam generators and steam turbine generators and associated auxiliaries.
Bhel has fully established technology for manufacturing thermal sets of up to 600Mw rating in the sub-critical range and has the capability to manufacture sets up to 1,000 Mw rating. The company has also equipped itself to produce thermal sets with supercritical parameters, suited to Indian conditions, using Indian as well as imported coal.
Bhel is building Capacity and Capability to contribute fully for meeting the power forecast for the 11th Plan and beyond. For this, the company has enhanced its manufacturing capacity to 10,000 Mw per annum which is being further enhanced to 15,000 Mw per annum in the next two years at a total investment of Rs.4,200 crore.