BHEL Secures ₹6,650-Crore NTPC Order for Odisha Thermal Power Project
1×800 MW Darlipali Stage-II Unit to Strengthen State’s Power Infrastructure
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secured a major contract worth over ₹6,650 crore (excluding GST) from NTPC Limited for the development of the 1×800 MW Darlipali Supercritical Thermal Power Project, Stage-II, located in Sundargarh district of Odisha. The Notification of Award (NOA) was issued under international competitive bidding.
According to BHEL’s regulatory filing, the project will be implemented on a turnkey Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) basis—covering design, engineering, procurement, supply, civil construction, erection, and commissioning. The completion timeline is set at 48 months from the date of award, i.e., 6 November 2025.
Situated adjacent to the existing Darlipali Stage-I plant, the upcoming 800 MW unit will significantly boost Odisha’s power generation capacity and cater to the state’s expanding industrial and domestic electricity requirements. Sundargarh district, which hosts several large industrial hubs, relies extensively on power supplied by central and state generating stations.
This latest order further deepens BHEL’s long-standing partnership with NTPC, India’s largest power producer. Over the years, the two organisations have successfully collaborated on numerous high-capacity thermal power projects across the country. The contract also underscores BHEL’s strong foothold in the thermal power EPC domain, even as the company expands into renewable and emerging energy technologies.
The development follows BHEL’s recent success in Madhya Pradesh, where it received an EPC award on 29 September from MP Power Generating Company Limited for the 1×660 MW Amarkantak Unit 6 and 1×660 MW Satpura Unit 12 Supercritical Thermal Power Plants. Those projects, collectively valued between ₹13,000 crore and ₹15,000 crore (excluding taxes and duties), marked one of BHEL’s largest domestic orders in recent years.
Together, these consecutive high-value contracts signal a revival in India’s thermal power expansion pipeline, complementing the country’s ongoing renewable capacity growth. For Odisha, the Darlipali Stage-II project is expected to provide essential baseload power, enhance grid reliability, and drive regional economic development.
Construction activities—including equipment supply, civil works, and related infrastructure—are anticipated to create substantial local employment and secondary economic opportunities in Sundargarh and neighbouring districts.
With the order now in place, BHEL will soon commence pre-construction mobilization, while NTPC undertakes preparatory measures for site development and coordination with local authorities.
