BHEL has joined hands with Midhani and HSL to set up a consortium - TopicsExpress



          

BHEL has joined hands with Midhani and HSL to set up a consortium that will build submarines indigenously and bid for a Navy project. The consortium, comprising BHEL, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd (Midhani) and Hindustan Shipyards Ltd (HSL), will jointly stake claim with the Ministry of Defence for being considered as a prospective bidder for a proposed project of the Indian Navy for building six submarines at an Indian shipyard, BHEL said in a statement. To this effect, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) towards setting up the consortium, was signed here between BHEL, Midhani and HSL. BHEL is engaged in engineering and manufacturing equipment for infrastructure sector; HSL is a defence PSU engaged in ship building, repairs and submarine retrofit; and Midhani, another defence PSU, is engaged in development and manufacture of a wide range of super alloys and steel for applications in aerospace, atomic energy and so on. The consortium will also provide the country with a credible domestic alternative for manufacture of submarines, the statement added.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:33:00 +0000

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