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Business EconomyPosted at: Jun 6 2016 2:35PM


BHEL commissions three supercritical thermal units each 660 MW in UP

New Delhi, Jun 6 (UNI) Energy Major Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) today commissioned three supercritical thermal units of 660 MW each at the 1980 MW coal-based Lalitpur Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) in Uttar Pradesh.
Within a span of just 85 days the main plant package contract of this 1980 MW power plant is being executed by BHEL. The Project located in Lalitpur in Bundelkhand district of Uttar Pradesh, each 3x660 MW STPP has been developed by Lalitpur Power Generation Company Limited, promoted by the Bajaj Hindustan group,said the statement.
All the three units have been synchronized by BHEL three to four months ahead of the schedule agreed between LPGCL and BHEL. This was made possible by compressing the erection and commissioning cycle, by the joint efforts of both BHEL and LPGCL.
The company said in the last one year, it has commissioned four supercritical sets of 660 MW each in Uttar Pradesh, thereby improving power availability in the state,it added.
The supercritical units are more efficient, consume lesser coal and are eco-friendly. In addition, two units of 500 MW each at Anpara were also commissioned during 2015-16.
The key equipment for the project has been manufactured by BHEL at its Haridwar, Trichy, Hyderabad and Bengaluru works, while the construction of the plant has been undertaken by the company's Power Sector - Northern Region, said the company.
BHEL is the leading power equipment manufacturer in the domestic market with 48 sets of supercritical boilers and 41 sets of supercritical turbine generators ordered on BHEL by various customers.
These orders have been received from central, state as well as private sector utilities, which have reposed their confidence in the company.
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