BHEL awards twin boiler equipment orders to GE Power

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has awarded twin boiler equipment orders to GE PowerÂ’s Steam Power business for supercritical thermal power projects at Patratu in Jharkhand and Udangudi in Tamil Nadu, at a combined order value of $72.4 million out of which the scope for GE Power India (GEPIL) is $ 68.3 million. BHEL is executing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a Phase I expansion of Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam 2,400-MW (3X800 MW) supercritical thermal power station at Patratu and for the first stage of a proposed 1,320-MW supercritical thermal power plant at Udangudi by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO). As part of the order, GE Power will supply pressure parts equipment for the project at an order value of $52 million and to Udangudi thermal power projects at a value of $20.4 million, for onshore supply.