π Tender Overview
Scope:
Lara Super Thermal Power Station is under construction power project located at near village Lara,Taluk Pussore, Raigarh district in Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC. The coal requirement will be obtained from Talaipalli coal block Mand Raigarh Coalfield and water requirement will be sourced from Mahanadi River through Saradih Barrage. Lara Super Thermal Power Project will have an installed capacity of 1600 MW. NTPC will begin commercial operation of Unit-1 of 800 MW of Lara Super Thermal Power Station (two x 800 MW) with effect from 1 October 2019. With this, the commercial capacity of Lara Super Thermal Power Station, NTPC and NTPC Group will become 800 MW, 47,325 MW and 55,786 MW respective.
On August 2023, Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has bagged a contract from NTPC to set up a 2x800 MW supercritical thermal power project Stage-II at Lara in Chhattisgarh. The project is worth Rs 15,529.99 crore.
The scope of work includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply, testing and commissioning. It also includes civil and structural works for the package with a steam generator capable of biomass co-firing, steam turbine, emission control systems, balance of plant (BoP) packages and others.
BHEL is expected to complete the work on Unit-1 within 48 months from the commencement date and Unit-2 in 52 months.
The contract will be executed on an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) basis.