NTPC-BHEL Power Projects, the JV company of NTPC and BHEL, is setting up a
green field equipment manufacturing unit with an investment of Rs 6,000 crore in
Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.
The State government has granted 750 acre for setting up the unit. The state
government would provide required infrastructure for the unit like water supply,
power and roads as per the Industrial Investment Promotion Policy
The unit is reportedly expected to manufacture equipment for thermal, hydro,
gas and power plants. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India is likely to lay
the foundation stone for the unit soon.
Addendum:
Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India on 1 September 2010 laid the
foundation stone for the project.