BHEL bags Renovation & Modernization orders worth Rs 430 crore

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has bagged two contracts worth Rs 430 crore for Renovation & Modernization (R&M) of Hydro Electric Plants (HEPs). The R&M order is of 6x60 MW Balimela HEP of Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) and the 3x60 MW Bairasiul HEP of National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC).

The units at both Balimela and Bairasiul have been in operation for over 35 years and the R&M of these units will result in restoration of output capacity, improvement in efficiency and reduction in auxiliary power consumption, in addition to leading to better plant availability.

BHEL’s scope of work in the orders envisages design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, dismantling, erection, testing and commissioning of critical parts of Turbines, Generators, Governors, Controls & Instrumentation, Protection and Balance of Plant (BoP). Major equipment for these contracts will be manufactured and supplied by BHEL’s plants at Bhopal, Jhansi and Bengaluru.