Work on new TTPS begins, BHEL bags contract

ANGUL: With the signing of main contract, work on the Rs 11,544 crore new Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS) with 1,320 MW capacity has started.The contract for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) has been awarded to Public Sector Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for around Rs 8,000 crore. Signed last month after BHEL won the tender floated by NTPC, the contract covers works within the boundary wall of Talcher Thermal Power project, excluding the township.