Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) has achieved yet another land mark in its after-Market-service business by successfully renovating, modernizing and uprating 110 MW unit-4 at Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant of Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. (PSPCL) at Bathinda.
After successfully running for over 33 years, this unit, originally supplied and commissioned by BHEL, was undertaken for Renovation & Modernization (R&M).
Following the R&M, not only was the working life of the machine extended by another 15-20 years, the capacity was also uprated to 120 MW from its original capacity of 110 MW. The unit has achieved the uprated capacity of 120 MW on July 23, 2014.
The synchronization of the unit comes close on the heels of the recent successful commissioning of Obra Unit-9 of UPRVUNL, which was uprated to 216 MW from 200 MW, and Muzaffarpur Unit-1 of Kanti Bijlee (KBUNL).
Unit-3 at the power plant is already in successful operation since 2012 after R&M and is generating 120 MW against its original rated capacity of 110 MW. The unit has also been installed with modified Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP) and is now meeting the latest emission norms. Following the R&M of the unit, the residents of the city of Bathinda, especially those living in the vicinity of the power station have much cleaner air to breathe in.
With this, BHEL has executed R&M of 4 sets of 120 MW and Uprating of 7 sets of 110 MW. By executing R&M and uprating of Obra Unit-9, the company has entered into the 200-210 MW segment also. Presently, R&M of 5 sets of 100 MW are in various stages of execution, the company said.
At the BSE, Bharat Heavy Electricals shares are currently trading at Rs.235.80, up 0.62 percent from the previous close.
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