BHEL bags Rs 4,000 crore Hindalco contract

BHEL has bagged a Rs 4,015-crore order from Hindalco Industries for supplying boilers, turbines and generators at its 900 mw captive power plant in Orissa, amid stiff competition from domestic and international companies, including Chinese majors. Hindalco had recently placed a similar order with Bhel for the main plant package of its 900 mw captive power unit in Madhya Pradesh. BHEL has bagged the order for 12 units of 150 mw sets from Hindalco. It is the largest captive power plant order placed by any industry in India and also the largest order won by Bhel in its industrial business segment.

Bhel currently manufactures equipment that can generate 10,000 mw power and is further augmenting capacity to 15,000 mw per annum by December 2009.