BHEL has won a third contract worth Rs.1,325 crore from the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation(APGenco) for setting up a 1x600 MW thermal power generating unit at Kakatiya Thermal Power Project Stage-II at Bhoopalapally in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh.

BHEL's scope of work includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of steam turbines, generators, boilers, associated auxiliaries and electricals, besides state-of-the-art Controls & Instrumentation (C&I). The unit is slated for synchronisation in 42 months.

Boiler and its auxiliaries will be manufactured by BHEL at its Tiruchirapalli and Ranipet works in Tamil Nadu, while the steam turbine and generator will be manufactured at the company's Haridwar plant. The pumps and heat exchangers will be manufactured at its Hyderabad plant and electricals at the Bhopal plant, while the state-of-the-art controls and instrumentation system will be supplied by BHEL's Electronics Division, Bangalore.

APGenco has earlier placed a contract with BHEL for setting up a 500 MW thermal power generating unit at the Stage-I of the same power station.

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