| While the generator transformers for the first unit have to be delivered by February 2010, supplies for the fifth unit will completed by June 2011 | |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) said on Monday that it has bagged a Rs2400mn contract by Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL), a Tata Power company, for their upcoming 4,000 MW (5x800 MW) Ultra Mega Power Project at Mundra in Gujarat. The order for 40 transformers with a cumulative capacity of 5,872 MVA includes five sets of India’s highest rating 930 MVA, three phase transformer banks. The order for busducts is also the first order in the country for 800 MW thermal sets. While the generator transformers for the first unit have to be delivered by February 2010, supplies for the fifth unit will completed by June 2011. BHEL said that it is the largest manufacturer of transformers in India, having supplied more than 4,000 transformers, aggregating to over 300,000 MVA in cumulative capacity for transmission and distribution networks, which are the mainstay of the Indian Grid. These have been supplied to all major utilities in the country including SEBs, NTPC, PowerGrid Corp, etc. On the export front, BHEL has supplied transformers to more than 20 countries around the world including Greece, Egypt, Libya, Oman, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Zambia. As a result of increased customer focus and renewed efforts for sustained presence in varied industrial segments, BHEL’s Industry Sector business segment recorded an all time high order inflow of Rs786bn in the last fiscal (2007-08), an increase of 20% over the previous year. |
Jyoti Structures on Tuesday said it has bagged two orders worth Rs 253 crore from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd and Eskom Enterprises (Pty) Ltd for construction of transmission lines. The company has bagged Rs 160-crore order from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd for construction of transmission lines and sub-stations. Besides, the company's joint venture company Jyoti Structures Africa (Pty) Ltd has bagged a contract for Eskom Enterprises (Pty) Ltd, the electricity utility of South Africa for construction of transmission line. The scope of the order from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company includes supply and erection of Bujagali Interconnection Project, the manufacturer of transmission line towers informed the Bombay Stock Exchange. The contract valued at around $39.64 million (Rs 160 crore) is to be executed in 24 months, the company said, adding the company would construct 220 kV and 132 kV transmission lines and substations.
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