BHEL Bags Rs.380 Cr. Order For Gas-Based Plant In Rajasthan

State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., or BHEL, said it had bagged an order for Rs.380 crore from Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd., or RRUVGUNL, for setting up a 160 MW gas-based plant in Rajasthan.

The contract is for Stage IV expansion of Ramgarh power plant in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. The order for Stage III of Ramgarh was also earlier placed on BHEL

The company secured this contract to set up a 160 MW combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in Rajasthan.

The scope of contract covers design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of the main plant and providing equipment for the gas-based power project comprising one Frame 9E gas turbine with generator, one heat recovery steam generator, one steam turbine generator and associated auxiliaries with controls and instruentation system.

The equipment for the project will be supplied by BHEL's Hyderabad, Trichy and Bengaluru plants, while the company's power sector - Northern Region will undertake erection and commissioning of the equipment.

Meanwhile, Industrial Systems Group (ISG), a unit of BHEL bagged an order worth Rs.312 crore from state-run NTPC for coal handling plant package for the Meja thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh. The order includes mechanical, civil, structural and electrics and all related auxiliary facilities.

BHEL-ISG specializes in system integration of bulk material handling like coal and ash handling systems for thermal power plants, raw material handling for industry.

At the BSE, Bharat Heavy Electricals shares are currently trading at Rs.218.95, up 1.01 percent from the previous close.

by RTTNews Staff Writer

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