BHEL to develop thermal power project in Syria

New Delhi: State-run engineering giant Bharat Heavy Electricals said it has bagged Rs 2,080 crore turnkey contract to develop 400 MW thermal power project in Syria.

The order has been placed by Public Establishment of Electricity for Generation and Transmission (PEEGT), Ministry of Electricity, Syria, a company statement said. With this order, the company makes its maiden entry into the Syrian Power Sector.

The company will design, manufacture, supply, erect and commission the main plant equipment with associated auxiliaries, balance of plant and electricals and civil works. It would develop 400 MW thermal power project at Tishreen Thermal Power Plant Extension in Syria.

The project would be executed in a period of 33 months, the statement said. BHEL is targeting a six-fold increase in its physical exports by 2012.