New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Bharat Forge Limited, Pune for the acquisition of 12 sets of 1.25 MW Marine Gas Turbine Generators, with minimum 60 percent indigenous content, for the Indian Navy at a total cost of around Rs 425 crore. The contract has been inked under Buy (Indian) category in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi on Friday.

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According to an official statement, the contract will be executed over a period of five years it said.

As part of the deal, the company will establish a dedicated Integration and test facility for these generators besides participating in design and development programmes for larger power plants and propulsion gas turbines, Bharat Forge said in a statement.

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These manufacturing capabilities will also serve the significant needs of Indian armed forces in general with local production and ensure complete sovereignty on maintenance and overhaul operations of GTs/GTGs, the statement added.

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