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Power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd said it has secured a Rs 650 crore order for setting up a 300 MW gas turbine-based power plant in Libya. The order, to be executed on engineering, procurement and construction basis, has been placed by General Electricity Company of Libya for expansion of the 600 MW Western Mountain Power Project.

BHEL will establish the Western Mountain Power Extension Project, comprising two units of 150 MW each, for General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis. BHEL had recently completed execution of the Rs 1,400 crore project, the largest gas turbine-based power project installed by the company so far.

The present contract for extension of Western Mountain Power Project includes setting up two gas-turbine units of 150 MW each. The equipment for the 300 MW order would be supplied from BHEL’s manufacturing facilities at Haridwar, Bhopal, Jhansi, Bangalore, Chennai and Ranipet. BHELs Power Sector Division will carry out the overall engineering of the project and execute all site activities, including erection and commissioning of the plant.