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BHEL bags mega contract in U.P.

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To set up 2 units of 500 MW each at Anpara Thermal Station

NEW DELHI: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on Friday announced that it had secured a mega contract for setting up two units of 500 MW each at the Anpara Thermal Power Station in Uttar Pradesh.

According an official spokesman, the total contract is valued at Rs. 3,390 crore and the order had been placed by the Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL). The units are slated for commissioning during 2011-12.

BHEL has already commissioned over 10,000 MW of power generating sets in the State, which include thermal, gas-based, nuclear and hydro units of various ratings. For UPRVUNL, BHEL is also presently executing orders for setting up 2 units of 250 MW each at Parichha TPS Extn and Harduaganj power plants.

The spokesman said BHEL was now poised to introduce 800 MW thermal sets with supercritical parameters. BHEL had equipped itself to produce thermal power equipment for 800 MW sets and above, suited to Indian conditions, using Indian as well as imported coal.

In addition, the company was shoring up its capability for higher rating hydro sets and advanced class gas turbines to cater to upcoming market requirements, the spokesman added.

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