# BHEL wins Rs. 350 crore order for 765kV substations in West Bengal

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd won its single-largest order for 765kV substations, valued at Rs. 350 crore, from Powergrid Medinipur-Jeerat Transmission Ltd to set up two 3,000 MVA substations in Medinipur and Jeerat, West Bengal, to be commissioned within 30 months.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-11-09
- Where: Medinipur and Jeerat, West Bengal, India
- Value: $54.0M (3.50B INR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: two 3,000 MVA 765/400kV substations
- Products: 765kV substations
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Bharat Heavy Electricals](https://endata.com/companies/1451.md)
- [Powergrid Medinipur-Jeerat Transmission Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/28006.md) (customer)
- [Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/28855.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [tndindia.com](https://www.tndindia.com/bhel-wins-biggest-765kv-substation-order/), 2017-11-09: "Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has won its single-largest order for 765kV substations, the PSU engineering firm said in a release."
- [energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com](https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/bhel-bags-rs-7300-crore-contract-for-supercritical-power-project-in-tamil-nadu/62082160), 2017-12-15: "Significantly, this is the fourth order for supercritical sets finalised in the last three years by TANGEDCO and all the four orders have been won by BHEL."
- [governancenow.com](https://www.governancenow.com/news/psu/bhel-to-build-supercritical-thermal-project-in-tn), 2017-12-19: "Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged an order to set up a 1,320 MW supercritical thermal power project (TPP) in Tamil Nadu."
- [worldcoal.com](https://www.worldcoal.com/power/20122017/bhel-wins-contract-for-1320-mw-thermal-power-project-in-tamil-nadu/), 2017-12-20: "BHEL has won an order for setting up a 1320 MW supercritical thermal power project in Tamil Nadu."

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