A joint venture of BGR Energy and Hitachi to get orders worth INR 3,600 crore from NTPC Ltd for the supply of super critical steam turbine and generators has led the Chennai-based company to emerge as the winner for supplying nine units of stem turbines. However, it will take only five units,

According to Mr BG Raghupathy CMD of BGR Energy, The 1985 incorporated firm has emerged as the lowest bidder for all nine units of super-critical steam turbine generators. As per the tender conditions, the Delhi-headquartered power generating corporation will award 5/4 units of super critical steam turbines to BGR.

NTPC had invited bids for bulk supply of boilers and turbine generators for four projects in Karnataka, Orissa and Chhattisgarh with a total capacity of 7,200MW. In the financial bids for supercritical turbine generators that were opened yesterday, BGR emerged the lowest bidder. The others who were qualified to bid include L&T Mitsubishi, Bharat Forge-Alstom and Toshiba.

The value of the five units of these turbines by BGR is estimated to be around INR 3,600 crore. Mr Raghupathy said that “We are interested in taking up the 2x800 Mw Gajmara Super Thermal Power project, Orissa, and 3x800 Mw Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project at Karnataka.”

The commissioning of the first turbine will be done in 42 months. The next will take two months thereafter. The contract provides price variation clause and foreign exchange variation clause.

(Sourced from BS)