Ending months of suspense, the Government of India has finally allotted the Rs 6,000 crore power projects equipment manufacturing unit
of the NTPC-BHEL to Andhra Pradesh.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the oundation-stone for this project at Mannavaram near temple town of Srikalahasthi in Chittoor district on September 6, according to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.
The Chief Minister called the Prime Minister over phone today, after AP was chosen for setting up the project, and thanked him for this.
Public sector giants National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) have joined hands to set up the major power projects equipment manufacturing unit.
NTPC-BHEL Power Projects Pvt Ltd, the joint venture company, incorporated last year by NTPC and BHEL, will set up the green field unit that will manufacture equipment for thermal, hydro, gas and power plants.
The State government has allotted 750 acres of land for the unit at a nominal price of Rs 100 per acre. The plant would provide direct employment to 6,000 people besides indirect employment to over 25,000 persons, according to the Chief Ministers Office.
ref:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Energy/Power/Centre-allots-Rs-6000-cr-NTPC-BHEL-unit-to-AP/articleshow/4949306.cms
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
BHEL bags Rs 190 cr order from Oil India
BHEL has won a Rs 190-crore turnkey contract from Oil India for setting up a gas-based captive power plant in Assam," a company statement said.
BHEL's scope of work in the project includes designing, engineering, manufacturing, suppling, erection and commissioning of the complete captive power plant.
The equipment for the project will be supplied by BHEL's plants at Hyderabad, Bhopal, Jhansi and Bangalore.
BHEL has earlier supplied several onshore oil rigs as well as equipment used in oil exploration.
ref:
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bhel-bags-rs-190-cr-orderoil-india/71892/on
BHEL's scope of work in the project includes designing, engineering, manufacturing, suppling, erection and commissioning of the complete captive power plant.
The equipment for the project will be supplied by BHEL's plants at Hyderabad, Bhopal, Jhansi and Bangalore.
BHEL has earlier supplied several onshore oil rigs as well as equipment used in oil exploration.
ref:
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bhel-bags-rs-190-cr-orderoil-india/71892/on
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
BHEL comes to Bawana plant’s rescue
Stepping in to save the 1,500 MW gas-based Bawana power plant from missing the date of commissioning, Union Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has directed Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) to ensure proper arrangements for providing equipments, manpower and other material required for the plant.
The 1,500 MW plant whose foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in March 2008 and is being set up by BHEL is crucial for the Commonwealth Games being held in the Capital in October 2010.
Following a meeting on Wednesday with Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit who apprised him of the constraints being faced in completion of the works, Mr. Deshmukh said there was a need for monitoring the project on a daily basis.
The Minister also directed BHEL chairman and managing director N. Ravi Kumar to address the problems being faced by Delhi Transco and the other agencies in completion of the plant. He also directed BHEL to post a general manager to ensure overall progress of this project and submit a detailed report on daily basis.
Faced with a possibility of a delay in the commissioning of the plant in time for the Commonwealth Games, Ms. Dikshit had sought the intervention of the Union Minister.
“Mr. Deshmukh assured that all possible help would be provided by his Ministry. He directed BHEL chairman and managing director to sort out all problems related to the Bawana power plant. The Government cannot afford any delays in its commissioning since the plant will provide the required power during the Commonwealth Games,” said a Power Department official.
ref:
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article9694.ece
The 1,500 MW plant whose foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in March 2008 and is being set up by BHEL is crucial for the Commonwealth Games being held in the Capital in October 2010.
Following a meeting on Wednesday with Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit who apprised him of the constraints being faced in completion of the works, Mr. Deshmukh said there was a need for monitoring the project on a daily basis.
The Minister also directed BHEL chairman and managing director N. Ravi Kumar to address the problems being faced by Delhi Transco and the other agencies in completion of the plant. He also directed BHEL to post a general manager to ensure overall progress of this project and submit a detailed report on daily basis.
Faced with a possibility of a delay in the commissioning of the plant in time for the Commonwealth Games, Ms. Dikshit had sought the intervention of the Union Minister.
“Mr. Deshmukh assured that all possible help would be provided by his Ministry. He directed BHEL chairman and managing director to sort out all problems related to the Bawana power plant. The Government cannot afford any delays in its commissioning since the plant will provide the required power during the Commonwealth Games,” said a Power Department official.
ref:
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article9694.ece
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Bhel’s new unit in UP inaugurated
To meet the country’s increasing electricity demands and to fulfill the Centre’s ambitious capacity expansion plans in the power sector, public sector Navratna company, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (Bhel) on Monday, inaugurated its new Rs 367 crore centralised stamping unit (CSU) at Jagdishpur, in Uttar Pradesh.
The plant, along with the new fabrication plant at the same location, will cater to the company’s mother plants at Bhopal, Haridwar and Hyderabad.
Speaking on the occasion, the CMD of Bhel, K Ravi Kumar said with the Centre’s plan to provide power for all by 2012, Bhel has also enhanced its manufacturing capacity expansion from 15,000 mw to 20,000 mw by the end of the XII Plan.
“This new unit is a milestone for meeting the challenges of the power sector and it will now feed the company’s three mother plants that are already making boilers, turbines and generators for the many upcoming power plants that are coming up in the country. Our target is to make the company a Rs 45,000 crore company by the end of 2012,” said Kumar.
more at :
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/bhels-new-unit-in-up-inaugurated/503128/
The plant, along with the new fabrication plant at the same location, will cater to the company’s mother plants at Bhopal, Haridwar and Hyderabad.
Speaking on the occasion, the CMD of Bhel, K Ravi Kumar said with the Centre’s plan to provide power for all by 2012, Bhel has also enhanced its manufacturing capacity expansion from 15,000 mw to 20,000 mw by the end of the XII Plan.
“This new unit is a milestone for meeting the challenges of the power sector and it will now feed the company’s three mother plants that are already making boilers, turbines and generators for the many upcoming power plants that are coming up in the country. Our target is to make the company a Rs 45,000 crore company by the end of 2012,” said Kumar.
more at :
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/bhels-new-unit-in-up-inaugurated/503128/
Sunday, August 16, 2009
BHEL Trichy eyes Rs 10,000 cr turnover
The Tiruchirappalli complex of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has set a target of Rs 10,000 crore turnover by the end of the current fiscal, said A V Krishnan, executive director, BHEL - Tiruchirappalli.
He said the Phase III of capacity augmentation of the boiler plant being taken up with an additional investment of Rs 485 crore would be completed by 2011. Upon completion, the manufacturing capacity of the plant will increase to 15,000 Mw per annum.
The unit was also focusing on despatching all materials in a sequential manner to enable erection and commissioning of all its projects well in time. He said that the thrust would be on three major parameters — productivity, quality and safety — towards meeting the requirements of customers.
Unit-II of the high pressure boiler plant, set up near the existing factory under Phase-II of the capacity augmentation scheme at an outlay of Rs 732 crore, would soon be inaugurated, Krishnan said adding in the third phase, around 89 major manufacturing facilities would be added at the new plant
ref:
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bhel-trichy-eyes-rs-10000-cr-turnover/367165/
He said the Phase III of capacity augmentation of the boiler plant being taken up with an additional investment of Rs 485 crore would be completed by 2011. Upon completion, the manufacturing capacity of the plant will increase to 15,000 Mw per annum.
The unit was also focusing on despatching all materials in a sequential manner to enable erection and commissioning of all its projects well in time. He said that the thrust would be on three major parameters — productivity, quality and safety — towards meeting the requirements of customers.
Unit-II of the high pressure boiler plant, set up near the existing factory under Phase-II of the capacity augmentation scheme at an outlay of Rs 732 crore, would soon be inaugurated, Krishnan said adding in the third phase, around 89 major manufacturing facilities would be added at the new plant
ref:
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bhel-trichy-eyes-rs-10000-cr-turnover/367165/
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Ravi Kumar to step down as Bhel CMD on Sept 30: Sources
BHEL CMD Ravi Kumar is likely to step down on September 30, reports CNBC-TV18, quoting sources. Kumar is likely to join the private sector post retirement. The likely frontrunners for the BHEL CMD post are CS Verma, Prasada Rao, Anil Sachdev, and OP Bhutani. Verma is currently Director-Finance at BHEL, Rao is Director-Industrial Systems, Sachdev is Director-HR, while Bhutani is Executive Director-International Operations.
Atul Saraya may take over from Ravi Kumar as Director-Power Projects from October 1. He is currently Executive Director-Marketing at BHEL.
ref:
http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/ravi-kumar-to-step-down-as-bhel-cmdsept-30-sources/410924
Atul Saraya may take over from Ravi Kumar as Director-Power Projects from October 1. He is currently Executive Director-Marketing at BHEL.
ref:
http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/ravi-kumar-to-step-down-as-bhel-cmdsept-30-sources/410924
Thursday, August 13, 2009
India's BHEL, state firm plan new power plant
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL.BO) has signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture with Maharashtra State Power Generation Co to build a 1,320 megawatt thermal power plant, the utility said in a statement on Thursday.
The MoU has a provision that the parties may instead opt for a gas-based 1,500 MW power plant if coal is not available but gas is.
Bharat Heavy's chairman and managing director, K. Ravi Kumar, said the coal-based project would cost about 58 million rupees ($1.2 million) per MW, excluding the cost of mining, while it would cost 42 million rupees ($0.9 million) per MW in the case of a gas-based plant.
"We are applying for a coal mine," Ravi Kumar told reporters adding the venture was looking in Chattisgarh or Mahanadi.
The company would need 5 million tonnes per annum of coal or 6 million metric standard cubic metres a day of gas, he said.
Ravi Kumar said it has applied to Gail (GAIL.BO) to assess the technical feasibility of receiving gas from the Krishna Godavari basin.
The two parties would initially have equal stakes in the joint venture and would later reduce their stakes to 26 percent each with the rest to be sold to financial institutions, banks and other partners.
He said a lot of people were interested, including State Bank of India (SBI.BO), Infrastructure Development Finance Co (IDFC.BO) and IFCI (IFCI.BO). ($1=48.36 rupees) (Reporting by Ami Shah; Editing by Greg Mahlich)
ref:
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSBOM51943020090812
The MoU has a provision that the parties may instead opt for a gas-based 1,500 MW power plant if coal is not available but gas is.
Bharat Heavy's chairman and managing director, K. Ravi Kumar, said the coal-based project would cost about 58 million rupees ($1.2 million) per MW, excluding the cost of mining, while it would cost 42 million rupees ($0.9 million) per MW in the case of a gas-based plant.
"We are applying for a coal mine," Ravi Kumar told reporters adding the venture was looking in Chattisgarh or Mahanadi.
The company would need 5 million tonnes per annum of coal or 6 million metric standard cubic metres a day of gas, he said.
Ravi Kumar said it has applied to Gail (GAIL.BO) to assess the technical feasibility of receiving gas from the Krishna Godavari basin.
The two parties would initially have equal stakes in the joint venture and would later reduce their stakes to 26 percent each with the rest to be sold to financial institutions, banks and other partners.
He said a lot of people were interested, including State Bank of India (SBI.BO), Infrastructure Development Finance Co (IDFC.BO) and IFCI (IFCI.BO). ($1=48.36 rupees) (Reporting by Ami Shah; Editing by Greg Mahlich)
ref:
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSBOM51943020090812
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
BHEL celebrates HRD Day
HRD Day was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm in BHEL-Bhopal today. MK Dube, Executive Director, presided over a special meet of HRD Council on this occasion. The meeting was attended by General Managers, Direct Reporting Officers and HODs. Dr DP Sharma, ex-Vice Chancellor-Barkatullah University was especially invited as guest speaker on the occasion.
On this occasion Dr Sharma said that in the present scenario of rapid change in every field, the role of HRD is crucial to develop the skill of employees to cope up with the requirement. He briefed about the role of HRD in this regard.
While releasing the HRD Calendar 2009-10 Dube offered his best wishes to all on HRD Day. On this occasion he highlighted need for management of change in the rapidly changing scenario. He stressed on the fact that employee has to be competent enough to deliver expected performance in face of change and training makes a significant difference to develop this competence.
Keeping in mind the skills required in the future, HRD has to develop its programme accordingly.
RK Girdonia, AGM (HR) in his welcome address highlighted the ever-increasing scope and purpose of HRD interventions especially with significant level of induction going on at present appreciated the developmental efforts going on in BHEL. He requested the august audience to keep in view that training employee ensures future growth for company.
A brief presentation on "Business Excellence through HRD" was made before the APEX body for valuable suggestions to improve upon the existing HRD processes by MS Jayati Dey.
PK Goyal, AGM, (HRD) conducted the programme and vote of thanks was proposed by Harsh Puri, AGM (HRD).
ref:
http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp?articleID=12088
On this occasion Dr Sharma said that in the present scenario of rapid change in every field, the role of HRD is crucial to develop the skill of employees to cope up with the requirement. He briefed about the role of HRD in this regard.
While releasing the HRD Calendar 2009-10 Dube offered his best wishes to all on HRD Day. On this occasion he highlighted need for management of change in the rapidly changing scenario. He stressed on the fact that employee has to be competent enough to deliver expected performance in face of change and training makes a significant difference to develop this competence.
Keeping in mind the skills required in the future, HRD has to develop its programme accordingly.
RK Girdonia, AGM (HR) in his welcome address highlighted the ever-increasing scope and purpose of HRD interventions especially with significant level of induction going on at present appreciated the developmental efforts going on in BHEL. He requested the august audience to keep in view that training employee ensures future growth for company.
A brief presentation on "Business Excellence through HRD" was made before the APEX body for valuable suggestions to improve upon the existing HRD processes by MS Jayati Dey.
PK Goyal, AGM, (HRD) conducted the programme and vote of thanks was proposed by Harsh Puri, AGM (HRD).
ref:
http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp?articleID=12088
Thursday, August 6, 2009
BHEL bags Rs. 2,600 crore order in Orissa
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) has bagged a Rs. 2,600-crore order from Hindal India Thermal Power Ltd. for its 1,200 MW (2 x 600 MW) greenfield power project located at Derang in the Angul district of Orissa. BHEL has fully established the state-of-the-art technology for the manufacture of thermal sets up to 1,000 MW rating, according to a company statement. — Special Correspondent
ref:
http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/06/stories/2009080652171700.htm
ref:
http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/06/stories/2009080652171700.htm
BHEL gets $545 mln power plant Order
India's Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL.BO) said on Wednesday it had got an order worth 26 billion rupees ($545 million) to supply equipment for an upcoming thermal power plant in the eastern state of Orissa.
BHEL said in a statement it got the order from Jindal India Thermal Power Limited, which is building the power plant. ($1=47.7 rupees) (Reporting by Devidutta Tripathy; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
BHEL said in a statement it got the order from Jindal India Thermal Power Limited, which is building the power plant. ($1=47.7 rupees) (Reporting by Devidutta Tripathy; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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