BHEL Bags Rs 800 Crore Orders To Set Up 200 MW Solar Power Plants

• The EPC orders have been secured from NTPC Ltd and Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL)
• The NTPC order envisages construction of India’s largest floating SPV plant with 100 MW capacity at NTPC Ramagundam in Telangana
• The GSECL order is to set up a 100 MW ground-mounted SPV plant at Raghanesda Ultra Mega Solar Park, Banaskantha district in Gujarat

Public sector enterprise Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on Sunday said its Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) portfolio has touched surpassed the 1,000 megawatt (MW) capacity, after winning two orders worth Rs 800 crore for setting up 200 MW solar energy capacity.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited’s (BHEL) Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) portfolio has surpassed 1 GW with the company winning two EPC orders for setting up SPV plants with a cumulative capacity of 200 MW, the PSU said.

Valued at over Rs 800 crore, the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) orders have been secured from public sector power giant NTPC Ltd and Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL).

The NTPC order envisages construction of India’s largest floating SPV plant with 100 MW capacity at NTPC Ramagundam in Telangana, while the GSECL order is to set up a 100 MW ground-mounted SPV plant at Raghanesda Ultra Mega Solar Park, Banaskantha district in Gujarat.

Achievements unlocked
Last week, the company had announced winning two separate renewable projects. On June 10, it had three major orders in quick succession, for setting up of SPV power plants on EPC-basis in Maharashtra and Gujarat. The orders, with a cumulative value of Rs 520 crore, have been secured from Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, GSECL and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals.