BHEL commissions India's first 525 Mw thermal set

For the first time in the country, Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned a 525 Mw thermal set for the Maithon Right Bank thermal power project in Jharkhand.

The 2x525 Mw greenfield power project is being implemented by Maithon Power (MPL), a joint venture between Tata Power and Damodar Valley Corporation.

In a statement today, BHEL said it had commissioned "India's first thermal set of 525 Mw rating at Maithon Right Bank thermal power project in Jharkhand".

The state-run power equipment major had bagged the order for 1,050 Mw project, outbidding a Chinese supplier, it noted.

According to the statement, after bagging order for two 525 Mw units from MPL, the company has secured orders "for four more such units, taking the number of 525 Mw sets contracted to six sets, so far".

"BHEL has so far secured orders for more than hundred [100] numbers of 490 / 500 / 525 / 600 Mw thermal sets," the statement said.

The power equipment maker is in the process of augmenting its capacity to 20,000 Mw per year from existing 15,000 Mw per annum.