BHEL bags Rs. 91 crore contract from UK firm

November 11, 2009 01:13 pm | Updated 01:13 pm IST - New Delhi

Gas turbine rotor on assembly bed at BHEL, Hyderabad. Photo: The Hindu

Gas turbine rotor on assembly bed at BHEL, Hyderabad. Photo: The Hindu

State-run BHEL on Wednesday said it has bagged a Rs 91 crore order from UK-based Power Engineers Contracting company to supply gas turbine generating unit for its Nasiryah power project in Iraq.

“BHEL has received an order from Power Engineers Contracting Company, UK for supplying 42 MW Gas Turbine generating unit for Nasiryah power project in Iraq,” the company said in a statement.

BHEL has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Power Engineers for supplying gas turbine generators and steam turbine generators for future projects in Iraq, it said.

The gas turbines and associated equipment will be made and supplied by BHEL’s Hyderabad plant and the control system will be manufactured and supplied by its electronics division, Bangalore.

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