Odisha: BHEL bags Rs.15,000 cr EPC contract from state-owned NLC India

The 2,400 MW pit head power project will come up at Jharsuguda district in Odisha

January 13, 2024

NLC India awards BHEL contract for 2,400 MW thermal power project in Odisha

NLC India Ltd has finalized a deal with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for the construction of a 2,400 MW thermal power plant. The project will be set up in the Jharsuguda district in Odisha.

BHEL emerged as the chosen contractor for the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) of this ambitious project, after following a process of competitive bidding.

In a regulatory filing, NLC India said the 2,400 MW(3×800 MW) pit head power project will come up at Jharsuguda district in Odisha based on Ultra Super Critical Technology.

EPC contract scope includes engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection, and commissioning of equipment such as boilers, turbines, generators, balance of plants, and others.

“The entire power of 2,400 MW is tied up with the states of Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Kerala, and Puducherry and PPAs (power purchase agreement) already executed,” NLC India said.

The coal linkage is available from 20 MTPA Talabira II & III OCP mines of NLC India which is already operational from the year 2020 in the Jharsuguda and Sambalpur districts of Odisha.

The water required for the project is linked to Hirakud Reservoir. Boilers will be designed to suite the co-firing of Biomass as part of the Green initiative.

The first unit of the project is scheduled for commissioning in FY 2028-29.

Being a pit head thermal power project, the variable cost will be competitive and NLC India, will be generating and providing low-cost power to its beneficiaries, the company said.

According to BHEL, the equipment for the project will be manufactured at its Trichy, Haridwar, Hyderabad, Jhansi, Bengaluru, Ranipet, Bhopal, Rudrapur and Varanasi plants.

As to the order size, BHEL said: “In excess of Rs.15,000 crore excluding taxes & duties.”

[With Inputs from IANS]

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