BHEL thermal sets generate more power in 2008-09

Power generation in the country received a boost, with BHEL built thermal sets generating over 4% more power in fiscal 2008-09 as compared to the previous fiscal.

During the year, these sets registered a record generation of 403.43 billion units of electricity against 387.71 billion units in the year before. Significantly, this constituted 79% of the total power generated in the country from coal-based thermal sets.

Consistently exceeding the national average efficiency parameters in 2008-09 also, BHEL manufactured thermal sets achieved the highest ever operating availability of 88.2% while the plant load factor at 80.1% was 3.1% higher than the national average.

The report added that BHEL made 200 to 500 MW thermal sets, which form the backbone of the country's thermal generating capacity, operated at an all-time high OA of 91% and an impressive PLF of 84.3%. Notably, 77 BHEL make thermal sets of various ratings operated at a PLF of over 90% and 141 sets achieved an OA of more than 90%. During 2008-09, the installed capacity of BHEL supplied utility sets went up to 87,646 MW and the company maintained its share of 64% in the country's total installed capacity of 1,38,175 MW.

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