BHEL bags 200 MW solar energy orders worth Rs 800 crore, touches 1 GW mark in segment

NEW DELHI: State-run engineering company BHEL on Sunday said it has gained two orders price Rs 800 crore for putting in place solar power capability of 200 MW, and its solar photovoltaic portfolio has touched 1,000 MW mark with these orders.

Valued at over Rs 800 crore, the orders were secured from the state-run power giant NTPC ltd and Gujarat state electrical energy corporation ltd (GSECL), an organization remark said.


"BHEL solar photovoltaic (SPV) portfolio has surpassed 1 GW with the company winning two EPC orders for setting up SPV plants with a cumulative capacity of 200 MW," it said.

The NTPC order envisages putting in place India's largest floating SPV plant of 100 MW capability at NTPC Ramagundam in Telangana, while the GSECL order comes to putting in place a 100 MW ground-mounted SPV plant at Raghanesda Ultra Mega Solar Park in Banaskantha district of Gujarat.


BHEL provides EPC (engineering procurement and development) answers for each off-grid and grid-interactive SPV vegetation at various locations in India, together with the Lakshadweep islands.


Out of its current portfolio of more than 1 GW of SPV vegetation, nearly 500 MW has already been commissioned.


The enhancement of its state of the art manufacturing strains of solar cells and solar modules has additional strengthened its presence within the SPV segment, the corporate said.


In addition, space-grade solar panels using prime efficiency cells and space-grade battery are being manufactured at its Electronics Systems Division, Bengaluru.
BHEL bags 200 MW solar energy orders worth Rs 800 crore, touches 1 GW mark in segment BHEL bags 200 MW solar energy orders worth Rs 800 crore, touches 1 GW mark in segment Reviewed by Kailash on June 16, 2019 Rating: 5
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