<p>State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd today bagged a Rs 7,800 crore contract for setting up a 1,320 MW thermal power project in Tamil Nadu.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Valued at around Rs 7,800 crore, it is an EPC contract (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) from Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO), Bhel said in a statement.<br /><br />The order is for setting up a 2x660 MW coal-fired thermal power project at Ennore Special Economic Zone in Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />The power plant will be constructed on a reclaimed ash pond, calling for specialised civil design, utilising an otherwise barren land.<br /><br />Bhel's scope of work in the project includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply, construction, erection, testing and commissioning for the EPC Package.<br /><br />The equipment for the contract will be manufactured at Bhel's Trichy, Haridwar, Bhopal, Ranipet, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Jhansi plants, while the company's Power Sector - Southern Region will be responsible for civil works and erection or commissioning of the equipment.<br /><br />Bhel scrip closed at Rs 201.95, up 2.10 per cent, on the BSE</p>
<p>State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd today bagged a Rs 7,800 crore contract for setting up a 1,320 MW thermal power project in Tamil Nadu.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Valued at around Rs 7,800 crore, it is an EPC contract (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) from Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO), Bhel said in a statement.<br /><br />The order is for setting up a 2x660 MW coal-fired thermal power project at Ennore Special Economic Zone in Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />The power plant will be constructed on a reclaimed ash pond, calling for specialised civil design, utilising an otherwise barren land.<br /><br />Bhel's scope of work in the project includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply, construction, erection, testing and commissioning for the EPC Package.<br /><br />The equipment for the contract will be manufactured at Bhel's Trichy, Haridwar, Bhopal, Ranipet, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Jhansi plants, while the company's Power Sector - Southern Region will be responsible for civil works and erection or commissioning of the equipment.<br /><br />Bhel scrip closed at Rs 201.95, up 2.10 per cent, on the BSE</p>