State-owned BHEL has commissioned a 250 unit state run NTPC’s Bongaigaon thermal power plant in Kokrajhar district in Assam.
“Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has achieved one more milestone by successfully commissioning a 250 MW coal-based thermal plant in Assam. The unit has been commissioned at the upcoming Bongaigaon Thermal Power Station (TPS) in Assam,” BHEL said in a press release.
BHEL is executing the main plant package contract for setting up three coal-fired units of 250 MW each at Bongaigaon thermal power station of of NTPC, according to the statement
Once completed, the project will become the highest rated coal-based power plant in North-east India. Bongaigaon plant is located at Salakati near Bongaigaon in Kokrajhar district of Assam. BHEL has contracted 251 sets of this rating class so far and the sets supplied by them are considered as the workhorse and backbone of the Indian power sector. These sets have been performing much above the national average as well as international benchmarks.
In 2014-15, BHEL surpassed the capacity addition target set by the government for utility projects by 19 per cent. The trend is continuing in the current year as well with eight sets having already been commissioned by the company in FY 2015-16, the company said. BHEL is the market leader in the Indian power sector with almost two out of three houses in the country being lit by power generated by BHEL sets.
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