Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, announced that its business Godrej Process Equipment has won its single largest order from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) of Rs468 core. This order is Godrej & Boyce’s first order of Steam Generators for India’s highest rated indigenously developed 700 MWe Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) to be set up by NPCIL. This project promotes “Make in India” Initiative.
Steam Generators are critical equipment in a Nuclear Power Plant for generating clean (non-fossil) and reliable source of power for baseload requirements. Godrej Process Equipment has been chosen for their world class engineering competencies, capabilities for producing high precision equipment and expertise in working with exotic metallurgies. It will be manufactured at their new state of the art facility in Dahej, Gujarat.
Hussain Shariyarr, Senior Vice President & Business Head, Godrej Process Equipment said, “For decades now, Godrej Process Equipment has been a leading global fabricator of high end critical static equipment for the Process Industry. To contribute to India’s prestigious Nuclear Power Program is a matter of great pride for us at Godrej Process Equipment. This order is one of the largest orders that we have bagged in recent times thus underscoring our customer – NPCIL’s trust in our capabilities. With this order we have strengthened our position as a key equipment supplier for the Government’s Nuclear Power Program. With India giving a push to increase Nuclear Energy share, Godrej is expected to play a crucial role for supplying key equipment.”