BHEL Wins Turnkey Power Plant Contract From Pragati Power

Indian power engineering company Bharat Heavy Electricals has won a INR35.88 billion contract from Pragati Power Corporation for setting up an additional combined-cycle power plant in Delhi, India, on a turnkey basis. The contract involves the supply and commissioning of four advanced class Frame-9FA gas turbines.

The order comprises two combined-cycle modules with a gross output of 1,371MW. While the first block will be completed in 28 months, the second block is slated for completion in 32 months.

The gas turbine-based combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) will be installed in Bawana, Delhi. Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has earlier set up on a turnkey basis a 330MW generating CCPP unit for Pragati in Delhi.

BHEL’s scope of work in the present project envisages design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of four Frame-9FA gas turbine generator sets, two steam turbine generator sets and four heat recovery steam generators with controls and instrumentation, associated auxiliaries and balance of plant, in addition to complete civil works and spares.