State-owned power equipment major BHEL today said it has bagged an order from Indian Railways for installing 2 MW rooftop solar photovoltaic systems at Diesel Locomotive Modernisation Works (DMW) in Patiala.

The contract agreement was signed between BHEL and the Indian Railways Organisation for Alternate Fuels (IROAF).

It envisages design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a grid connected rooftop solar photovoltaic power plant with all electrical and associated equipment, including civil works, BHEL said.

It also includes operations and maintenance for five years.

“BHEL has bagged one more order of 2 MW rooftop SPV systems at Diesel Locomotive Modernisation Works (DMW), Patiala,” the company said in a statement.

The BHEL stock was trading at Rs 176.10, up 0.77 per cent, on BSE.

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