The results posted on April 7 were an indication of what the Street could expect from Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for the March quarter. Therefore, the net profit announced on Friday for the quarter at Rs 360, down 60 per cent over a year, was no shocker. Net revenue, at Rs 9,792 crore, was down 26 per cent over a year, well below the Bloomberg estimate of Rs 10,786 crore. Operating margin is at an abysmal level of 3.7 per cent (19 per cent in Q4 of FY15). However, compared to the December 2015 quarter, when BHEL slipped into operating level losses, impacted by super-critical orders and provisioning for non-recoverable debt, a lot seems to have improved. While Q4, too, witnessed provisioning for debt, as other expenses stood at Rs 2,080 crore, the quantum of provisioning moderated (down 20 per cent over a year).Net profit in the March quarter stood at Rs 360 crore, ahead of the Bloomberg estimates of Rs 307 crore. Other income at Rs 414 crore (including foreign exchange gain of
The state-run power firm had recorded a profit of Rs 1,452.38 crore in FY15
However, total expenses decreased to Rs 9,883.76 crore, over Rs 11,345.53 crore in the year-ago period
The unit has been commissioned at the 2x800 MW Yeramarus Thermal Power Station (TPS) located in Raichur district of Karnataka, BHEL said in a statement
The unit has been commissioned at Parli Thermal Power Station (TPS), located in Beed district in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) said
The equipment will be manufactured at BHEL's Trichy, Haridwar, Bhopal, Ranipet, Hyderabad, Jhansi, Thirumayam and Bengaluru plants
New unit commissioned under an order placed by state-run power producer NTPC
With this, Bhel has supplied 84% of the total coal-based power generating capacity installed by DVC
The project has been developed by Jhabua Power, a subsidiary of Avantha Power & Infrastructure Ltd
The project is scheduled for completion in twelve months
It has commissioned all-time high power generation capacity of over 15,000 Mw, booked new orders worth Rs 43,727 crore in 2015-16
Net profit of Rs 396 crore after two quarters of losses surprised Street
The stock moved higher by 5% to Rs 120, bouncing back 6% from intra-day's low on BSE.
The thermal power plant is being set up by Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Ltd, a joint venture of NTPC Ltd & the Indian Railways.
It has so far commissioned nearly 400 hydro generating sets of various ratings with a cumulative capacity of around 20,000 Mw
The company has built 600 Mw rating sets which comprise of a four cylinder turbine, designed in-house.
So far, the company has contracted 21 sets of 600 Mw each, of which 15 have already been commissioned
The equipment for the project was supplied by various manufacturing units of Bhel
This is a 1st of its kind project where the power plant has been set up on an abandoned ash pond, saving scarce land.
The project, valued at Rs 2,759 crore, is slated for commissioning by August 2019