Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has secured an order for emission control equipment for two x 250 MW Bhilai Expansion power project in Chhattisgarh.

The order value is Rs 450 crore, and has been placed on BHEL by NTPC-SAIL Power Company (a joint venture of NTPC and the Steel Authority of India). The order involves supply and installation of Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) system.

BHEL's scope of work includes design, engineering, civil works, supply, erection and commissioning of wet FGD system along with auxiliaries, including limestone and gypsum handling system and wet stack on turnkey basis.

BHEL offers advanced SOX control equipment and has ongoing technology collaborations with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), Japan, for FGD systems and with HLB Power, Republic of Korea, for Large size Gates and Dampers. In addition, the company possesses in-house capabilities to supply the technology for reducing NOX levels through suitable modifications in boilers.