State-run heavy equipment-maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) has commissioned a 660 MW unit of the Prayagraj Super Thermal Power Project at Bara in Uttar Pradesh. This is the first super-critical thermal unit in the state to achieve capacity addition on attaining full load. Super-critical units, by consuming lesser coal, are more efficient and eco-friendly. BHEL is the leading power equipment manufacturer in the country with orders of 43 sets of super-critical boilers and 38 sets of super-critical turbine generators by various customers.

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.
• In 1991, it was converted into a public limited company. By the end of 1996, the company had handed over 100 Electric Locomotives to Indian Railway and installed 250 Hydro-sets across India.
• BHEL is engaged in the design, engineering, manufacturing, construction, testing, commissioning and servicing of a wide range of product.
• The cumulative overseas installed capacity of BHEL manufactured power plants exceeds 9,000 MW across 21 countries.