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ORDERS BAGGED Overseas

● Won its second power project contract in Bangladesh, wresting it from Chinese power equipment major - Harbin Power Engineering, in an intensely competitive global tender. Valued at Rs.5,050 million, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded contract has been placed on BHEL by the Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh (EGCB) for a turnkey 2x100-120 MW Gas Turbine Power Plant at Sidhirganj. BHEL has earlier successfully executed a turnkey 100 MW gas turbine power plant for BPDB at Baghabari, which has been operating successfully. The company is also executing an ADB funded turnkey contract for a 220 kV substation at Baghabari and extension of a 220 kV substation at Ishurdi with the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh.

● Achieved a major breakthrough in the European market for compressors by securing a prestigious order worth about Rs.45 crore, for a compressor train package in France.

Won in the face of intense competition from several internationally renowned manufacturers, the order has been received from Grande Paroisse, France, a Total Group company — one of the leading global companies in the oil and gas sector. The order, to be completed in a challenging schedule of 15 months, envisages design, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning supervision of a CO2 compressor train package for a urea plant.

The equipment will be manufactured and supplied by BHEL's plant at Hyderabad.

● Achieved a major breakthrough in the IPP segment by securing an order for a 500 MW gas turbine based power plant from MGI, Jordan, on EPC basis.

● Secured its first order for gas turbines (2x26 MW) for co-generation application from Oman Refinery Company, Oman.

Domestic

● Won a contract from Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for two units of 500 MW each at Mejia Thermal Power Station (TPS) in West Bengal, on turnkey basis.

Slated for synchronisation during the 11th Plan, the project will add nearly 24 million units every day to the grid, a major portion of which will be transmitted to Delhi for the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Mejia TPS is already equipped with four BHEL-built units of 210 MW each, and the company is executing a turnkey contract for another two units of 250 MW each. Notably, BHEL sets account for 12,000 MW or nearly 69% of the cumulative generating capacity in the Eastern region.

● Bagged orders for the Main Plant Package at two power stations in Maharashtra against International Competitive Bidding. Valued at over Rs.39,000 million, the orders have been placed by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MAHAGENCO), for one 500 MW unit at Khaperkheda TPS Expansion Project and two 500 MW units at Bhusawal TPS Expansion Project. Slated for synchronisation during the 11th Plan, these units will add 36 million units every day to the grid. BHEL's scope of work involves design, engineering,

manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of steam turbines, generators, boilers, state-of-the-art C&I for the entire main plant and electricals, besides auxiliaries.

Khaperkheda TPS is already equipped with four BHEL-built units of 210 MW each, while Bhusawal TPS is equipped with two BHEL-built units of 210 MW each.

● Outbidding Indian and multinational companies in an open tender, BHEL has secured a turnkey contract worth nearly Rs.3,800 million from Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) for Renovation, Modernisation and Uprating of 2x110 MW Units (3&4) of Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP) at Bhatinda in Punjab. BHEL will also uprate the units from their existing capacity of 110 MW to 120 MW each. This will lead to increased availability and generation, besides life extension of the units by over 15 years. The first set is targeted for commissioning in a tight schedule of 20 months and the second unit in ten months thereafter. BHEL is one of the few companies in the world to have established state-of-the-art technology and expertise for R&M and Uprating of both hydro and thermal power stations.

● Against stiff competition from leading French, Austrian and German multinationals, BHEL has secured a major contract for a 520 MW (4x130 MW) Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Himachal Pradesh. Valued at over Rs.4,000 million, the order for Parbati HEP, Stage-III, has been placed on BHEL by NHPC.

Located at Bihali in Kullu district, about 250 km from Chandigarh, the underground powerhouse will generate electricity utilising the waters of the river Sainj, a tributary of Beas. The project is slated for commissioning in a tight schedule of 50 months. Major equipment includes four high-head Francis hydro turbines with matching hydrogenerators; digital governors;

microprocessor-based control, monitoring and

protection system, besides other associated equipment and auxiliaries. BHEL is also executing its first ever mega hydro power project contract for the 800 MW Parbati HEP, Stage-II, to be equipped with the country's largest capacity (4x200 MW) Pelton hydro turbines.

● Secured an order worth Rs.9,500 million, for setting up a 99 (3x33) MW captive power plant on EPC basis from Bharat Oman Refinery Limited (BORL) as part of its refinery project at Bina in Madhya Pradesh.

The power plant will be equipped with eco-friendly Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion (CFBC) boilers of 275 tons per hour capacity, specifically designed for petcoke fuel. Won against international competitive bidding, the order assumes special significance as this is the first order for petcoke-fired CFBC boilers on BHEL, as also the largest-value single order secured by the Industry Sector business segment. The power plant will meet the process steam and power requirement of the upcoming refinery project.

While the first unit is slated for commissioning in a schedule of 26 months, the project will be completed within 30 months. The equipment has to meet very stringent technical specifications to ensure uninterrupted and high-quality power and steam to the refinery.

● Against International Competitive Bidding, BHEL has bagged another major order from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for setting up an energy efficient and environment friendly co-generation power plant at its Haldia Refinery Complex. IOC has placed an order worth over Rs.1,650 million, on Lumpsum Turnkey (LSTK) basis. The project is being set up to meet the requirement of uninterrupted power supply, in addition to the steam needs of the refinery and is scheduled for commissioning in 22 months.

BHEL's scope of work includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection

and commissioning of a Frame-5 Gas Turbine Generator and a Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) of 130 tons per hour capacity with associated auxiliaries and balance of plant, in addition to complete civil works and select spares.

● BHEL will supply the largest size (210 TPH) BFBC (Bubbling Fluidised Bed Combustion) Boiler along with a 50 MW steam turbine generator against an order from IND Energy, Raigarh. The boiler will operate on washery rejects, a fuel having the least commercial value and will generate power at a very low cost.

● Once again demonstrated its competitive edge by bagging a World Bank funded turnkey contract for a new 400 kV substation and extension of three existing substations in Maharashtra, against stiff competition from European MNCs and Indian companies.

Valued at Rs.1,440 million, the order has been placed by Power Grid Corporation of India (PowerGrid) for a new 400 kV substation at Wardha and extensions of 400 kV substations at Seoni, Akola and Aurangabad, associated with the Sipat Super Thermal Power Project Stage-II supplementary transmission system. Aimed at improving power supply in the Western Region, the project will be commissioned by BHEL in a tight schedule of 19 months.

● BHEL will supply 500 MVA converter transformers - the largest such equipment to be manufactured in India and amongst the largest worldwide for PGCIL's ±500 kV, 2500 MW HVDC terminal stations at Ballia and Bhiwadi.

● BHEL's in-house developments have received commercial recognition in the form of the first order for an indigenously-developed device for use in high-voltage (400 kV) transmission lines. The first-of-its-kind in the world Controlled Shunt Reactor (CSR)

has been developed by BHEL in-house. The device, which operates automatically, depending on system requirement in less than 10 milliseconds, improves power transfer capability of transmission lines and reduces system losses, besides improving system stability in high-voltage transmission lines.

BHEL has received the first commercial order for supply, erection, testing and commissioning of an 80 MVAR, 400 kV Controlled Shunt Reactor at Karad Substation on Karad - Lonikand line on turnkey basis from Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited. The contract will be completed in a schedule of 18 months. The reactor transformer will be manufactured at BHEL's Bhopal plant while the company's Electronics Division, Bangalore, will supply the control equipment.

The first 50 MVAR, 400 kV CSR, commissioned at a 400 kV substation at Itarsi on the Itarsi-Jabalpur transmission line in Madhya Pradesh has successfully completed trial operation, providing impetus to the establishment of the new technology. Since CSRs can be taken out of the circuit in loaded line conditions, 25-30% more power can be transmitted over the line through improvement in voltage profile, as compared to a fixed shunt reactor configuration.

AWARDS

● Twenty nine of the thirty four power stations in the country awarded with the Government of India's Meritorious Productivity Awards for excellent performance, are equipped with generating equipment manufactured by BHEL, once again establishing the reliability and quality of BHEL equipment.

Significantly, all the five power stations awarded the Gold Shield for 2005-06 and six of the seven power stations awarded the Gold Shield for 2004-05 are equipped with BHEL-built sets. These include: NTPC's Simhadri and Ramagundam; Tata Power

Company's Trombay; KPCL's Almatti and Varahi; HPGCL's Tau Devi Lal; NPCIL's Kaiga; RIL's Dahanu; APGenco's Upper Sileru and NHDC's Indira Sagar power stations.

● BHEL has become the first Public Sector Company in the country to win the 'PRIZE', under the CII Exim Award Scheme. The prestigious recognition has been bestowed on BHEL's Heavy Electrical Equipment Plant at Haridwar, for business excellence, as per the globally recognized model of European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM). The other major units of BHEL at Trichy, Hyderabad and Bhopal have also received commendation certificates for 'Significant Achievements in TQM' while its Electronics Division at Bangalore has received the commendation for 'Strong Commitment to TQM'. A quality conscious organisation with a strong customer focus, BHEL has acquired 9001 (2000 version), ISO-14001 and OHSAS-18001 certification, for all its operations.

● Three Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskars, under different categories, have been shared by eight employees from BHEL's Haridwar unit, for their innovative suggestions leading

to cost reduction, higher productivity, safety and quality of products, etc. In addition, two 'National Safety Awards' have been won by BHEL's manufacturing plants at Trichy and Bangalore, for outstanding achievements in terms of longest accident free period and lowest accident frequency rate at their works.

The awards were presented by the Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Mr. Chandra Sekhar Sahu, at a function in New Delhi, on September 17, 2006.

● Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh presented the 'MoU Award for Excellence in Performance' to Mr. Ashok K. Puri, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). Awarded to BHEL for exceeding the overall targets set out in the MoU with the Government of India for the year 2004-05, the prestigious commendation was bestowed on the company at the Conference of Chief Executives of Public Sector Enterprises, jointly organised by the Department of Public Enterprises and SCOPE. BHEL was also awarded the MoU Excellence Certificate for exceeding the overall targets set out in the MoU for the year 2005-06, by Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Commerce.

Ramagundam STPS, equipped with BHEL sets, winner of GOI Meritorious Productivity Gold Shield

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