Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has secured its maiden overseas turnkey contract for a grid-connected eight MWac solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant.
The solar farm will be set up by BHEL at Tamarind Falls, Henrietta (Phase-II), Mauritius on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis.
The contract for the same has been awarded to BHEL by CEB (Green Energy) Company, Mauritius, a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Electricity Board (CEB), government of Mauritius.
The project is funded under government of India’s Line of Credit (LOC) and has been secured by BHEL through a competitive bidding process.
The project will be executed by BHEL’s Solar Business Division, Bengaluru and International Operations Division, New Delhi.