September 08, 2008

IOC awards INR 413 crore EPC contract to BHEL

It is reported that Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has bagged an engineering, procurement and construction contract worth INR 413 crore from Indian Oil Corporation for setting up a two Frame 6 gas turbine based co generation power plant at its Gujarat refinery complex.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd's scope of work in the project includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of two Frame 6 gas turbine generators and two heat recovery steam generators of 100 tons per hour capacity with associated auxiliaries and balance of plant in addition to complete civil works. The first unit will commission within a period of 23 months and the second in one month, thereafter.

While the gas turbine generators will be manufactured at BHEL's Hyderabad plant, the heat recovery steam generators and the state of the art control system will be manufactured at its Trichy plant and Electronics Division in Bangalore.