It is reported that two Chinese power equipment companies namely DongFang Electric and Sepco Electric Power Construction, along with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, are in the race for the INR 2,400 crore EPC contract for CESC Limited's 600 MW coal based power project at Haldia in Midnapore district of West Bengal.

CESC is in talks with Power Grid Corporation of India Limited to set up an 80 kilometer overhead transmission link for evacuating the Haldia generation. The transmission project will cost nearly INR 120 crore and will link the Haldia power plant with the CESC system through PPGCIL's Subashgram sub station in South 24 Parganas.

CESC is awaiting clearance from the ministry of environment & forest and the project is likely to start generation in 36 months after receiving clearance.