BHEL commissions 250 MW eco-friendly power plant in Gujarat

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned 250 MW unit based on eco-friendly circulating fluidised bed combustion (CFBC) technology, using low grade coal (lignite) as the primary fuel.

The 250 MW lignite based thermal unit is the second unit to be commissioned at Bhavnagar Energy Company Limited (BECL)'s 2x250 MW thermal power project, located at Padva village in Bhavnagar District of Gujarat. The first unit of the project was commissioned earlier in May 2016. The project is based on CFBC technology – an environment friendly technology to utilise India's large resource of low grade, high moisture lignite.

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