BHEL Bhopal Reaches 2,500 Mw Capacity

Bhopal: The Bhopal unit of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has joined the majors of the hydro-turbine segment by reaching a 2,500-Mw capacity. Under its ambitious expansion plan, the Navaratna company on Han 30, began commercial production of its new hydro-block expansion unit. BHEL inaugurated the commencement of the production in the block christened as ''Swarna Jayanti Block''. The BHEL will now boast of an increased capacity of transformer production at 30,000 MVA per annum. The public sector giant, which has Rs 400-crore worth contracts from hydropower segment in hand, has infused Rs 180 crore in the block though the completion is behind schedule. The unit was scheduled to begin commercial production in October last year, but slow pace of civil work made the progress tardy.