Quantum jump in Project Commissioning by BHEL; Doubles in the first half of 2015-16 over the corresponding period last year

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has once again demonstrated its project execution prowess with the commissioning of 2,730 MW of utility power projects in the first half of the current financial year (2015-16). This is the highest achievement in the corresponding period in last 4 years. It is also more than double the power project commissioning achievement of 1,167 MW in the corresponding period of last year.

In addition to the 2,730 MW utility sets commissioned during this period in the country, power generation has also commenced from the BHEL-supplied 660 MW unit at Lalitpur TPS in Uttar Pradesh.

Significantly, the eleven utility sets commissioned by BHEL have been at projects spread all over India. Projects in the North include two units each of 200 MW at Koldam Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Himachal Pradesh and four units each of 82.5 MW at Shrinagar HEP in Uttarakhand.

Also, 2 thermal sets of 500 MW each, one at Anpara in Uttar Pradesh & another at Vindhyachal in Madhya Pradesh have been commissioned during the year. The 660 MW Lalitpur unit which has been synchronized 3 months ahead of schedule, was recently inaugurated by Sh. Mulayam Singh Yadav, Hon’ble Member of Parliament. Notably, this is the first supercritical set to be commissioned in Uttar Pradesh.

BHEL also commissioned the 250 MW Bongaigaon Unit-1 in Assam, which is the highest rating coal based set in North-East India. In the Southern state of Tamil Nadu, BHEL commissioned the 500 MW Tuticorin-2 and in Western India, the company has commissioned the 250 MW Unit-4 at Sikka TPS in Gujarat.

The hydro sets commissioned by BHEL in the first two quarters total to 730 MW which is nearly the same as the total hydro capacity added in the country during the last financial year 2014-15.

In addition to the domestic utility sets commissioned/synchronized, 125 MW of overseas projects and 330 MW of captive power plants were also commissioned by BHEL during this period.

Significantly, in 2014-15, BHEL exceeded the commissioning target set by Government for it by 19%.

BHEL is the market leader of power equipment in the Indian Power Sector. BHEL’s formidable strength of an installed base of over 150,000 MW of power plant equipment coupled with its vast experience makes it an ideal choice of utilities in the country.