BHEL bags Rs.1202 crore power project order

State-run BHEL has bagged a Rs 1,202-crore order for 370 MW gas-based combined cycle power project in Karnataka. The company has been awarded this contract for setting up a Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) in Karnataka on EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) basis by the Karnataka Power Corporation. ´Valued at Rs 1,202 crore, the order for the 370 MW Gas Turbine-based CCPP to be installed at Yelahanka in the outskirts of Bengaluru city, has been placed on BHEL by Karanataka Power Corporation,´ the company said. This plant will replace the old diesel generator-based power capacity and improve the power supply in Karnataka and specifically Bengaluru.Scope of work includes manufacturing, engineering, designing, construction, erection, commissioning of the power plant.