Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has won the electro-mechanical package contract for two hydropower projects of Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation. The contracts were won under international competitive bidding with competition from European and Chinese companies, according to a company release.

Together valued at nearly Rs.82 Crore, the orders pertain to Nagarjunasagar Tail Pond Dam (2x25 MW) and Sriramsagar HEP Extension (1x9 MW)

While Sriramsagar project, an expansion project of an existing power station is slated for completion in a schedule of 20 months, the greenfield Nagarjunasagar Tail Pond Dam project is targeted for completion in 26 months. BHEL had earlier supplied, erected & commissioned generating equipment at Sriramsagar HEP (2x9 MW).

BHEL's scope of work in the present contracts envisages design, engineering, manufacture, supply, testing and supervision of erection and commissioning of three vertical Kaplan turbines (2x25 MW & 1x9 MW) along with matching synchronous generators and microprocessor-based control and excitation equipment, besides other associated auxiliaries.

BHEL has so far manufactured and supplied nearly 400 hydro generating sets with a cumulative capacity of over 16,500 MW to various utilities in India and abroad. These include 35 hydro sets corresponding to 1409 MW outside India, in various countries including Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, New Zealand, Azerbaijan, Taiwan and Bhutan.