Alstom to supply components,services for 2x660 MW supercritical boilers

Alstom supply components and services for two 660 MW supercritical boilers located in Mouda, Maharashtra.

These 660 MW supercritical power boilers projects worth nearly Rs 530 crore were awarded to BHEL as part of the NTPC Bulk 660 MW tender. Alstom is the licensor of the supercritical technology of BHEL and is also collaborating with BHEL on execution of the supercritical boiler projects under the Licence and Business Cooperation Agreements.

Under the scope of the contracts, Alstom will cooperate with BHEL in designing the boilers and supply pressure parts of the 660 MW supercritical boilers along with pulverisers and airpreheater components. It will also assist BHEL with technical advisors during the erection and commissioning of the units.

The units are expected to be commissioned in 2016.

The new Mouda project comes in addition to five contracts already signed with BHEL between 2008 to 2011 for supercritical boilers of 660 MW, 700 MW and 800 MW in Barh II, Krishnapatnam, Bara, Yeramarus and Bellary.