Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) will set up power equipment fabrication plant in Bhandara district at Maharashtra. The board at its meeting held on November 14, 2011 has given the in-principle approval for the same. Earlier on November 25, 2010, the company had proposed its interest to set up the equipment fabrication plant.
Recently, the company had bagged major contract worth Rs 4,071 crore from Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) for setting up 1,200 MW thermal power plant in Andhra Pradesh. The order comprises supply and installation of the main plant package for a power project in Andhra Pradesh, involving two thermal power generating units of 600 MW each.
