Plant will be set up at in Mandya district of Karnataka Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged Rs 68 crore worth order for setting up a 10 MWp grid connected solar power plant for Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL). The solar power plant will be set up at Shivanasamudram, Belakavadi Village in Mandya district of Karnataka. BHEL's scope of work in the turnkey contract envisages design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of the 10 Mw solar power plant including Grid Inter-Connection, Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the Plant for 3 years, the company said in a statement. BHEL has already executed similar projects for KPCL that include a 3 MWp Grid Connected Solar Power Plant near Raichur and a 5 MWp Grid Connected solar power plant at Belakavadi Village near Shivanasamudram in Karnataka. By placing the present order for 10 MWp Solar Power Plant, KPCL has once again reposed its confidence in BHEL's capability to execute large size solar power plants. BHEL has become a leading player in the field of Solar Photovoltaics in the country by successfully commissioning a number of large size solar power plants in different parts of the country. The Mega Watt-size Solar Power Plants ranging from 2 MW to 10 MW rating, set up by the company in the states of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh besides Karnataka are operating successfully and generating environment-friendly, clean power and supplying the same to the main grid. BHEL is also installing its single largest 15 MW grid-connected solar power plant for NTPC at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. This apart, the company is also executing a number of orders for solar power plants totaling to 25 MW for various customers including Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Electricity Department of Daman & Diu and Orissa Power Corporation Limited.