BHEL bags overseas turnkey contract for solar plant
The solar farm will be set up by BHEL at Tamarind Falls, Henrietta (Phase II), Mauritius on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis
Sangareddy: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has achieved yet another milestone by bagging its first maiden overseas turnkey contract for a grid-connected 8 MWac Solar Photovoltaic (PV) power plant.
The solar farm will be set up by BHEL at Tamarind Falls, Henrietta (Phase II), Mauritius on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis. The contract was awarded to BHEL by CEB (Green Energy) Corporation Limited, Mauritius, a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Electricity Board (CEB), Government of Mauritius. The contract agreement for the project was exchanged between the Mauritius and Indian sides during the visit of Union Minister of External Affairs to Mauritius.
The project is being funded under Government of India’s Line of Credit (LoC) and has been secured by BHEL through a competitive bidding process. The project will be executed by BHEL’s Solar Business Division, Bengaluru, and International Operations Division, New Delhi. Notably, the solar project in Mauritius marks the consolidation of BHEL’s presence in Africa, where it has been active for more than four decades with electricity generation projects (about 2,100 MW) and equipment supplies to 23 African countries.
Apart from conventional power plants (thermal, hydro & gas), BHEL has been contributing significantly to the development and promotion of solar energy over the past three decades. BHEL offers EPC solutions for both grid-interactive and off-grid, ground mounted, rooftop, floating and canal top solar plants, with a current solar portfolio of more than 1 GW. In addition, BHEL is also manufacturing space-grade solar panels and batteries for space applications.
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