BHEL chalks out Rs 1,000 cr expansion programme

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has chalked out an ambitious Rs 1,000 crore two-year expansion programme, focusing on valve production, advanced technology products and coal research, among other things.

The programme, which is in the third phase, also envisaged expanding the welding research institute, seamless tube plant and modernisation of shop floors of the complex here, BHEL Executive Director V Ananthakrishnan said in a statement.

Preliminary works like requisite civil structures had already been completed, he said.

BHEL spent about Rs 190 crore in the first phase, which was completed a year ago. For the second phase, which will be completed by March this year, Rs 732 crore has been allotted, and for the third phase Rs 1,000 crore.

Dwelling on the capacity augmentation schemes for the national power addition programmes, he said BHEL had embarked on a major expansion plan to increase the manufacturing capacity to generate 15,000 MW in the second phase, which is under way, and 20,000 MW in the third phase.

On BHEL's in-house research and development, he said the recent inauguration of the supercritical test facility, the sixth in the world, was a shot in the arm for the country's technical advancement efforts.

Source:
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200901281732.htm