BHEL bags order worth ₹2,759 crore

BHEL on Monday said that it has bagged an order worth ₹2,759 crore for setting up a unit of a supercritical thermal power project in Tamil Nadu. “Significantly, this will be the first-ever 800-MW supercritical set-based power plant in the state,” BHEL said. The project would be commissioned by August 2019. BHEL’s scope of work in the current contract involves design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection, commissioning and civil works for the main plant package. Shares of BHEL closed at ₹140.25, up 1.12 per cent over the previous day’s close.