New Delhi, Apr 28: State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd on Monday secured orders worth Rs 3,368 crore from Chhattisgarh state electricity board for supplying and installing power equipments to its projects.

"BHEL would supply and install the main plant package for three 500 mw coal-based units at two power projects in Chhattisgarh," a company statement said.

The company would work towards setting up of a 500 mw unit at Korba west thermal power plant and two 500 mw units at the upcoming Marwa thermal power plant. These units would add 36 million units to the grid on commissioning.

BHEL`S contract in the project would include design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, commissioning of steam turbines, generators and boilers.

The state-owned engineering giant manufactured thermal, hydro, gas and nuclear sets generated over five percent more power in the last fiscal giving boost to power generation in the country.

The power stations equipped with BHEL sets have won maximum meritorious productivity awards from the government.