BHEL bags Rs.536 crore order for hydro power project in Nepal

State-run power equipment maker BHEL on Tuesday said it has secured an order worth Rs.536 crore for a 900 MW hydro power project in Nepal. 

The hydro power project will be the largest in the Himalayan country, a BHEL statement said.

The company bagged the contract for executing 900 MW Arun-3 hydroelectric project from SJVN Arun-3 Power Development Company (SAPDC), Nepal.

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The Rs.536 crore order envisages design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection and commissioning of Electro-Mechanical equipment involving supply of four Vertical Francis Turbines and Generator sets, each rated 225 MW, the company added.