Alstom-Bharat Forge gets order worth Rs. 1,570 crore [June 2012]

Alstom Bharat Forge Power Ltd. (ABFPL), the joint venture company between Alstom and Bharat Forge, has secured an order worth over Rs. 1,570 crore for the supply to NTPC of two units of 660 MW supercritical coal ‘turbine islands’ in Solapur, Maharashtra.
According to a company statement, the Alstom Bharat Forge Power had emerged as the lowest bidder in NTPC's bulk tender for supply of 11 units of 660 MW super critical turbine generator islands. As per the tender conditions, ABFPL is also expected to get awarded an additional order for three units of 660 MW for the Nabinagar site from Nabinagar Power Generating Co. (NPGCPL), a JV between NTPC and Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB).
ABFPL’s scope of work involves engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection and commissioning of five of a total of eleven 660 MW supercritical units. The 7,300 MW tender is the biggest ever initiated by the Indian government. It will increase India’s installed power capacity in order to support the rapid growth of the country’s economy while providing economically competitive and environmentally efficient technology.

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