State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has commissioned a 520-mw coal-based thermal power unit in Andhra Pradesh. The unit has been commissioned at the 2×520 mw Vizag Thermal Power Project of Hinduja National Power Company Limited (HNPCL), Visakhapatnam. The 2×520 mw Vizag thermal power project is being executed by BHEL on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis. The project was severely affected by the Hudhud cyclone in 2014 while it was under construction. The restoration was carried out by BHEL on war-footing and the first unit has been commissioned successfully.

 BHEL 

• Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), owned by the Government of India, is a power plant equipment manufacturer and operates as an engineering and manufacturing company based in New Delhi, India.
• Established in 1964, BHEL is India’s largest engineering and manufacturing company of its kind.
• The company has been earning profits continuously since 1971-72 and paying dividends uninterruptedly since 1976-77.
• BHEL’s equity shares are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India.
• BHEL has established four specialized institutes, viz., Welding Research Institute (WRI) at Tiruchirappalli, Ceramic Technological Institute (CTI) at Bangalore, Centre for Electric Traction (CET) at Bhopal and Pollution Control Research Institute (PCRI) at Haridwar.