Bhubaneswar: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) will construct a pithead green field thermal power project based on ultra super critical technology at Jharsuguda in Western Odisha.

The NLC India Limited, a Navratan company under the ministry of Coal has awarded the EPC contract to BHEL to set up the 2400 MW capacity (3×800 MW) stage one after inviting tenders under the ICB route.

The EPC contract scope includes Engineering, Manufacturing, supply, Erection and commissioning of equipment such as boilers, turbine, generators, balance of plants, FGD and SCR for 3 X800 MW-2400 MW Stage -1.

The coal linkage for the power project will be available from 20 MTPA Talabira II& III OCP mines of NLCIL which are already operational from the year 2020 in Jharsuguda and Sambalpur districts of Odisha.

The entire power of 2400 MW has been tied up with Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Kerala and Puducherry through the Power purchase Agreement (PPA) which has already been executed.

The water required for the project is linked from Hirakud Reservoir and the power generated will be evacuated through ISTS and STU Network.

The project will come up with the latest pollution control equipment like Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) and Systematic Catalytic Reduction (SCR) to meet the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) guidelines.

Sources said the boilers will be designed to suit the co firing of Biomass as part of green initiative in line with MoP guidelines along with Biomass handling systems.

The first unit of NIC India Limited project, scheduled to be commissioned in the FY 2028-29 will provide competitive and low-cost power to its beneficiaries being a pit head Thermal power project.