BHEL bags Rs 5000 cr contract for thermal power plant in Telangana

The newly formed Telangana state utility, Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO) has awarded Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) with an EPC (engineering, procurement & construction) order for setting up a 4x270 MW thermal power plant in the state.
 
Earlier, in December, 2014, TSGENCO had placed an order for BHEL to set up Telangana’s first supercritical thermal power plant of 800 MW rating, also on EPC basis, at Kothagudem. Valued at over Rs 50,00 crore, the present order envisages setting up a 4x270 MW thermal power plant on EPC basis at Manuguru in Khammam District of Telangana.
 
The project is targeted to be commissioned in 24 months on fast track basis with both TSGENCO and BHEL setting up teams to expedite clearances and execution of the project. TSGENCO has also entered into an MoU with BHEL for construction of new thermal power plants totalling 6,000 MW in the state. All these power plants are expected to commence generation within the next three years to meet the state's increasing demand for power. With the order for Manuguru project, 1880 MW has already been awarded to BHEL.