Bharat Heavy Electricals, on 20 September 2006, bagged an order worth Rs.1,224 crore from Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam for setting up the 500 MW (2x250 MW) Harduaganj thermal power plant in Aligarh district.

BHEL's scope of work in the contract includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply and commissioning of the main plant package along with associated auxiliaries and civil works for the main plant package.

Project equipment will be supplied by BHEL's Haridwar, Trichy, Ranipet, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Bhopal and Jhansi plants.

Work on the project is scheduled for completion by 2009-10. The company had earlier received a similar contract from UPRVUNL for two units of 250 MW each at Parichha thermal power station extension project.

BHEL has so far commissioned more than 9,000 MW of power generating sets, including thermal, nuclear and hydropower, in Uttar Pradesh.

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