The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth four hundred twenty five crore rupees with Bharat Forge Limited, Pune for the acquisition of 12 sets of 1.25 Mega Watt Marine Gas Turbine Generators for the Indian Navy. The Ministry of Defence informed that the contract was inked under Buy (Indian) category in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi today.

The Defence Ministry noted that the contract will enhance maritime self-reliance in critical strategic technologies and bolster Indian Navy’s operational readiness through indigenous production and end-to-end life-cycle support. It marks a significant step towards establishing indigenous capability to manufacture marine gas turbine generators. The ministry said that the project reinforces the Government’s commitment to Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make-in-India by creating a robust domestic manufacturing ecosystem.