BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal unit in Maharashtra

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned its fifth 500 MW set at Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) in Maharashtra. With this, 9 coal-based sets aggregating to 3,340 MW, all supplied and commissioned by BHEL, are now operational at Chandrapur STPP of Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd (Mahagenco). The commissioned unit is the second 500 MW unit of Stage-III (2x500 MW) of the project being executed by BHEL.
 
BHEL has contributed more than 15,500 MW of generating capacity to Maharashtra, which is the highest capacity added by BHEL in a single state. Significantly, BHEL has supplied over 85 percent of the coal-based sets installed by the state utility. BHEL’s scope of work in the Chandrapur STPP Stage-III contract envisaged design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of steam turbines, generators and boilers, along with associated auxiliaries and electricals, besides controls & instrumentation (C&I) and electrostatic precipitators (ESPs). BHEL had earlier commissioned the first set of this project in March, 2015.