Bharat Forge-Alstom joint venture is believed to have emerged as the lowest bidder to supply turbines and generators to state-run NTPC for its upcoming supercritical power projects in Bihar and UP among others.
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) had invited separate international competitive bids for sourcing boiler and steam turbine generator (T&G) sets, i.e. 11 sets of boiler and turbine generator units in October last year.
"Bharat Forge-Alstom is the lowest bidder in T&G sets category, BHEL is the second last and Toshiba-JSW is believed to be the third lowest bidder," two sources close to the development said.
Five companies -- BHEL, L&T-Mitsubishi, Bharat Forge-Alstom, Toshiba-JSW, Power Machines (Russia) submitted bids for the T&G package.
One of the pre-requisites to bid for the bulk tender was that the company or JV must have an indigenous manufacturing base.
Each boiler and turbine generator set is capable of generating 660 Mw of power. Out of the 11 units solicited under the tender, nine units are for NTPC and the remaining two units will be used by Damodar Valley Corporation, which had clubbed its requirement in the NTPC tender.
Supercritical units are environment-friendly and improve the efficiency of thermal power projects. The equipment will be used in five power projects in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
