Orissa Power Generation Corporation, a 51:49 joint venture between the Odisha government and US-based AES Corporation is implementing an expansion programme that involves addition of two supercritical units, each of 660 MW. The Ministry of Coal had allocated the Manoharpur and Manoharpur dip side coal blocks to OPGC. The project achieved financial closure in Nov 2012. As of July 2013, BGR Energy Systems has bagged the balance of plant (BoP) contract worth Rs.15730 million.