Bhel moves higher after commencing thermal power plant

Bharat Heavy Electricals rose 2.24% to Rs 166.75 at 14:27 IST on BSE after the company said that it has commissioned 500 megawatts coal based thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh.

The announcement was made during market hours today, 3 April 2017.

Meanwhile, the S&P Sensex was up 255.61 points, 0.86% at 29,876.11.

On the BSE, 3.35 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 4.24 lakh shares in the past two weeks. The stock had hit a high of Rs 167.60 and a low of Rs 163.10 so far during the day.

Bhel said that it has commissioned the 500 megawatts (MW) of NTPC Feroze Gandhi Unchahar thermal power plant (FGUTPP) in Uttar Pradesh. Bhel was awarded the contract for the manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of boiler, turbine, generator, & associated auxiliaries, electrical switchyard and station controls & instrumentation.

The major equipment for the project has been manufactured by Bhel at its Haridwar, Trichy, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Ranipet and Bengaluru works, while the construction of the plant was undertaken by the company's power sector - Northern Region. The existing five units of 210 MW at FGUTPP, have also been commissioned earlier by Bhel.

Bhel has supplied and executed 33,000 megawatt coal-based power plants of NTPC and its joint ventures, which account for 80% of NTPC's coal based installed capacity.

Bharat Heavy Electricals reported net profit of Rs 93.54 crore in Q3 December 2016 as against net loss of Rs 1084.96 crore in Q3 December 2015. Net sales rose 18.3% to Rs 6187.48 crore in Q3 December 2016 over Q3 December 2015.

Bhel is an integrated power plant equipment manufacturer and one of the largest engineering and manufacturing company of its kind in India engaged in the design, engineering, manufacture, construction, testing, commissioning and servicing of a wide range of products and services for core sectors of the economy, viz. power, transmission, industry, transportation (railways), renewable energy, oil & gas, water and defence with over 180 products offerings to meet the needs of these sectors. The Government of India currently holds 63.06% stake in Bhel (as per the shareholding pattern as on 31 December 2016).

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