Three agreements between Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Dada Dhuniwale Khandwa power project an undertaking of Madhya Pradesh power generating company and Madhya Pradesh power generating company limited were signed for purchasing 4620 megawatt electricity at electricity board headquarter, Jabalpur today.

State-run power equipment-maker BHEL on Thursday said it has bagged contracts worth `78 crore from Indiabulls for setting up three solar power projects.

The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd will enter into joint venture agreements with both Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) and NTPC Ltd for setting up power plants at Katwa in Burdwan and Santhaldighi in Purulia by the end of this year.

Memorandum of understanding is expected to be signed between the State government and the companies soon, the State Power Minister, Mr Nirupam Sen

Minister of State for Energy (Independent Charge) Rajendra Shukla inspected the 1200 MW Singaji Thermal Power Project under construction in Khandwa district today. After the inspection the minister convened a meeting of the concerned officers and representatives of the construction agencies.

Rajendra Shukla said that power production is the topmost priority of the state government.

New Delhi: State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd will soon set up a joint venture with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd and Alstom Ltd for setting up civil nuclear power plants in the country, Heavy Industries secretary Bhawani Singh Meena said on Thursday.

All the three companies will have 33.33% equity each in the joint venture, which would get approval from department of atomic ener

PUBLIC sector power equipment giant Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) has secured a 2,665-crore order from Visa Power (VPL), an independent power producer, for setting up of a 1,200 mw (2x600 mw) thermal power plant in Chhattisgarh.

The VPL

New Delhi: Facing problems with Chinese power equipment, state-owned Durgapur Projects is believed to have approached BHEL for carrying out repair and recommission the 300-mw thermal power plant in West Bengal.

Chinese firm Dong Fang had supplied turbine to DPL, which has become inoperable due to some technical snag since last three months, sources in the know said.

When contacted, Li Qi, CE

Executive Director of BHEL, Bhopal bagged "Enertia Award-2010 for Individual Achievement in Hydro Poower Sector". The announcement was made the other day by Professor AG Iyer, Editor In Chief & founder member of Jury for the awards.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made a strong pitch for augmenting power generation in the country to achieve high economic growth rate on a sustainable basis.

KARTIKAY MEHROTRA

NTPC believes that it will be in a position to tender all its 12th plan projects by March 2012, thus putting the company in place to reach its 75,000 mega watt (MW) capacity target by 2017.