Bharat Heavy Electricals bagged an EPC contract for setting up a 99 MW (3x33 MW) captive power plant for Bharat Oman Refinery's upcoming 6 million tpa Bina petroleum refinery in Madhya Pradesh. The contract is valued at Rs.950 crore, according to  statement released by BHEL on 12 October 2006.

This order is the highest-valued captive power plant order that BHEL has ever received. This is also for the first time that BHEL would be constructing a power plant that would use petroleum coke as fuel.

BHEL's scope of work in the project envisages design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of the power plant, in addition to complete civil works. Major equipment to be supplied includes three 33 MW steam turbine generators and CFBC Boilers of 275 tph capacity with petcoke/limestone handling systems and ash handling system, other associated auxiliaries and balance of plant equipment.

The equipment for the project will be supplied by BHEL's plants at Hyderabad, Trichy, Ranipet, Bhopal, Jhansi and electronics division, Bangalore. Complete civil works and erection and commissioning of the captive power plant will be carried out by the company's Nagpur unit.

First unit of the project is scheduled for completion within 26 months with full completion expected within 30 months.

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