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                                  BHEL commissions 270 MW Thermal Unit in Maharashtra

New Delhi, February 5: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has achieved one more milestone by successfully commissioning another 2zo Mw coal based thermal power plant in Maharashtra.

The unit was commissioned at Rattanlndia Power Limited's (formerly lndiabulls power !!mi!eo) upcoming thermal power project located at village Nandgaonpeth in Amravati district of Maharashtra. This is the third 270 MW unit commissionea uv bngr_ in phase-1 of the project. The project is being executed in tuio pha'ses, each of i,5SO MW.

Notably, this in-house e1g!1eegd 220 MW rating TG set establishes the engineering prowess of BHEL. The 2101250 MW sets of this rating class, supplied earlier by BneL] today form the backbone of the lndian powel sectoiand have been performing much above the national average as well as international benchmarks. gHgL has so far contracted 247 sets of this rating class includin g 31 ot 270 MW rating.

BHEL is the largest engineering and manufacturing organisation of its kind in the country. lt is also among the world's few integrated power plant equipment manufacturers with the capability to manufacture tht entire range / type,of power. equipment and also to undertake projects on EPC basis. lt has achieved technological de_v_glofments at par with the world's'best through a blend of collaborations with global OEMs and in-house development

BHEL supplied thermal sets fully meet the performance standards notified by cEA. As per a__recent cEA study on the performance of installed power generating sle, BnEL supplied sets have demonstrated a better operating Heat Rate resultingi in less coal consumption pei unit of power produced.