Alstom bags Rs. 530 Cr order from BHEL [August 2012]

Alstom has secured orders worth approximately Rs. 530 crore from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for 2×660 MW supercritical boilers project in India. Alstom to supply components and services for the 660 MW supercritical boilers at NTPC sites of two units located in Mouda, Maharashtra. These 660 MW supercritical power boilers were awarded to BHEL as part of the NTPC Bulk 660 MW tender. Under the scope of the contracts, Alstom said it would cooperate with BHEL in designing the boilers and supply pressure parts of the 660 MW supercritical boilers along with pulverisers and airpreheater components. It will also assist BHEL with technical advisors during the erection and commissioning of the units.
The key components would be manufactured from Alstom’s manufacturing facilities in Wellsville and Concordia in the USA and in Durgapur and Shahabad, India. The units are expected to be commissioned in 2016.

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