New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won a prestigious order for setting up a 2*800 MW supercritical thermal power project on EPC basis from Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC).

The order for the coal-based project to be set up in Koderma district of Jharkhand, has been awarded through International Competitive Bidding (ICB).

Significantly, this is the first 800 MW project of DVC and will be set up adjacent to the existing 2*500 MW units, which were also installed by BHEL on EPC basis. BHEL has a long-standing partnership with DVC and has installed more than 80% of the coal-based power stations of the utility in Jharkhand and West Bengal.

BHEL's scope of work for this project includes supply, erection and comm...