BHEL bags Rs 11,700 crore order for setting up power plant

Amidst stiff international competitive bidding, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won a Rs 11,700 crore order for setting up a 3x800 MW supercritical thermal power plant in Jharkhand. The order for setting up the 3x800 MW Patratu Super Thermal Power Station Expansion, Phase-I (3x 800 MW) has been placed on BHEL by Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL - a subsidiary of NTPC Ltd. in joint venture with Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited). It is the single largest order ever placed by NTPC or its subsidiaries.