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BHEL commissions 600 Megawatt thermal power plant in Andhra Pradesh

New Delhi: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), India's largest power equipment manufacturer, today announced it has commissioned a 600 Megawatt (Mw) coal-based thermal power unit in Andhra Pradesh. 

Located in Cuddapah District, the unit has been commissioned at Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project of Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGENCO). 

The state-owned power equipment major has supplied all of APGENCO’s coal-based power generating sets. At present, the company is setting up two supercritical units of 800 MW rating in Andhra Pradesh, one each at Vijaywada and at Krishnapatnam.

The scope of work for BHEL in the Rayalaseema project includes design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection and commissioning of steam generator, turbo generator, Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) along with associated auxiliaries, electricals, controls & instrumentation (C&I), and switchyard. 

The key equipment for the project was manufactured by BHEL at its Haridwar, Trichy, Bhopal, Ranipet, Hyderabad, Jhansi and Bengaluru plants, while the construction of the plant was undertaken by the company's power sector-southern region division. 

BHEL has so far commissioned 18 sets of 600 MW capacity each in power plants across the country.