BHEL commissions 600 MW Thermal Unit in Odisha

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has achieved another landmark by successfully commissioning a 600 MW thermal unit in Odisha. The unit was commissioned at Jindal India Thermal Power’s (JITPL) upcoming 2x600 MW thermal power project located at Derang in Angul District of Odisha. Significantly, BHEL successfully loaded the machine up to 605 MW, higher than the designed capacity (Full Load), with all the operating parameters within the acceptable limits. The order for the 2x600 MW greenfield power project valued at Rs 2,600 crore, was placed on BHEL by JITPL. BHEL’s scope of work in the contract envisaged design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of Steam Turbines, Generators and Boilers, along with associated Auxiliaries and Electricals, besides state-of-the-art Controls & Instrumentation (C&I) and Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs). Work on Unit 2 is progressing in full swing and the unit is also expected to be commissioned during the current year.