BHEL gains 7% after it has emerged as the lowest bidder
Published On: Thursday, March 18, 2021 | By: Team KnowMyStock
Shares of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) rallied 7 per cent to Rs 53.80 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Thursday after the company said it has emerged as the lowest bidder for supply of equipment for 6x700 MW nuclear power projects of Nuclear Power Corporation of India for Rs 10,800 crore. With this tender, BHEL has retained its market leadership position of being the sole Indian supplier of nuclear steam turbines. "In an open competitive bidding process, Bharat Heavy Electricals has emerged as the lowest bidder (Rs 10,800 crore) for the fleet mode tender floated by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) for the 6x700 MW Turbine Island Package Projects," the company said in a BSE filing. PHWRs (Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors) are the mainstay of the Indian Nuclear Power Programme and 12 of the 18 operating PHWRs of NPCIL are equipped with BHEL-supplied steam turbine generator sets (10x220 MWe + 2x540 MWe) with the balance from Canada and Ukraine.
BHEL has been a supplier of critical equipment and services for India’s nuclear programme for many decades with specialised manufacturing facilities and capabilities already been set up, the company said.
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