BGR & Reliance Infra bags orders worth Rs 6,480 cr from NLC India

BGR bags order for NLC's Uttar Pradesh plant, Reliance bags Rajasthan project

NLC India Ltd has awarded projects worth Rs 6,480 crore to BGR Energy Systems and Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.

The company has issued LOA to BGR Enery System, Chennai for the Balance of Plant Plackage (GA3 package) of Ghatampur Power Project (3X660 Mw) of Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Ltd (NUPPL), a subsidiary of NLC India Ltd to a value of Rs 2,788.60 crore.

Also NLCI has placed orders for the Bithnok Thermal Power Project (1X250 Mw) and Barsingsar Thermal Power station Extension Project (1X250 Mw) at Rajasthan on EPC basis.

The LOA for the above work was issued to Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, Mumbai for an order value of Rs 3,691.51 crore.

 

The project is expected to be completed within 40 months from November 21, 2016.

NLCI established a mine with a capacity of 2.1 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) cum lignite based Thermal Power station with a generating capacity of 250 MW (Mw) at Barsingsar, Rajasthan in 2003. The company jointly with Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd is setting up a 1980 MW coal based Super Critical Thermal Power in Uttar Pradesh through its subsidiary company NUPPl.

Further NLCI is also implementing a 250 MW thermal power project with a linked mine of 2.2.5 MTPA capacity at Bithnodk and 250 MW Barsingsar Thermal Power Station Extension Project.

NLCI has proposed to enhance its lignite mining capacity from 30.6 to 56.9 MTPA and power generation to 20151 MW by 2025.