BHEL bags Rs 125 crore worth orders for solar plants

Gujarat Solar Park will soon have two new solar power plants as the state-owned BHEL has bagged orders worth more than Rs 125 crore for setting up solar photovoltaic power plants in Gujarat.

The solar photovoltaic (SPV) power plants will be set up on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

The first order for setting up a 20 mw SPV power plant has been placed on BHEL by Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd, while the other for setting up a 10 MW SPV power plant has been received from Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd, the statement added.

Both the solar power plants will be set up at Gujarat Solar Park, Charanka.