Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has bagged orders worth Rs.2,700 crore for three mega power projects of NTPC, with a total generating capacity of 1,710 MW.

The three projects, involving four distinct packages, are:

1. Sipat Super Thermal Power Station (Stage II, 2 x 500 MW, Chhattisgarh)
2. Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station (Phase II of Stage II, 1 x 500 MW, Bihar)
3. Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Project (Stage II, 1 x 210 MW, Uttar Pradesh)

BHEL's scope of work envisages manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of steam turbines, generators, boilers, associated auxiliaries, balance of plant and electricals, besides modern controls & instrumentation (C&I), eletrostatic precipitators (ESPs) and switchyard (only for Project 3).

The equipment required would be manufactured by BHEL's facilities, as follows:

Major projects of NTPC, for which BHEL is currently executing contracts, are:

1. Kahalgaon STPP (1,000 MW, Bihar)
2. Vindhyachal STPP (1,000 MW, MP)
3. Talcher STPP (2,000 MW, Orissa)
4. Rihand STPP (1,000 MW, UP)
5. Ramagundam STPP (500 MW, AP)