BHEL celebrates annual sports day at sport complex

The BHEL celebrated 'annual aports day' at the Sports Complex on Thursday in association with BHEL Shiksha Mandal with great zeal and fervor. Girish Shrivastava, GM HR and President BHEL Shiksha Mandal,Bhopal was present as the chief guest on this occasion. The students welcomed the dignitaries. Welcome address was delivered by V Vijaya Kumar, Principal BHEL Vikram School, who encouraged young sportsmen to take interest in sports. Shrivastava appreciating the efforts of BSM & the respective schools in making the function a grand success presented the medals to the winners. He advised the students to excel in academics at par with sports. S Balakrishnan GM AME and IMS, BHEL, Bhopal (Ex Vikramite) present as the Chief Guest at the concluding ceremony enlightened the students with his words of wisdom. Urmila Shrivastava was the guest of honour. BK Singh, AGM (TAD), Sanjeev Kak, AGM (P&PR) and Anil Ojha, Vice President, BSM were also present on the occasion. The closing ceremony began with a march past by the teachers and students of Jawaharlal Nehru and BHEL Vikram schools. more at: http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/117373-bhel-celebrates-annual-sports-day-at-sport-complex-.html

Up gradation and modernization of BHEL

Mr Praful Patel minister for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises said that up gradation and modernization of facilities is a continuous activity in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. For this purpose various old & ageing assets of the Company, on case to case basis, are inter alia replaced, reconditioned/retrofitted and updated to enhance their life, accuracy and productivity. Mr Patel said that BHEL will be spending INR 200 crore for this purpose during 2012-13. Such amount would be spent from the internal resources of the Company as BHEL is a profit making Navratna Company. ref: http://www.steelguru.com/indian_news/Up_gradation_and_modernization_of_BHEL/295885.html

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BHEL presents Udayan Shalini fellowships to 100 girls

The Udayan Shalini fellowships were presented to 100 girls with the assistance by BHEL, Haridwar by its executive director Virendra Pandhi on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion Pandhi said that encouraging female education is vital for making them self reliant and merging them with the mainstream. Each one of 100 girls will be supported for 5-6 years in partnership with BHEL in Haridwar, for their academic pursuits. Each of the girls will also be mentored by eminent educationists and experts in various fields. ref: http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/116642-bhel-presents-udayan-shalini-fellowships-to-100-girls-.html

Neyveli Lignite may claim more compensation from BHEL for delay in power unit

Neyveli Lignite Corporation may consider slapping an additional penalty on Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd for the delay and concomitant loss it suffered for the latter’s delay in construction of its 500-MW power plant at Neyveli. The lignite (brown coal) miner is bitter on BHEL for the nearly 48-month delay suffered by the power project so far. It is India’s first lignite-based power project using CFBC (circulated fluidised bed combustion) technology, which can open new avenues for utilising India’s vast lignite resources for power production in an environmental friendly manner. BHEL is the engineering, procurement, construction contractor for three of the miner’s power projects — 500 MW at Neyveli, 2x500 MW at Tuticorin and 2x125 MW in Rajasthan. Liquidated damages “We have claimed the 7.5 per cent liquidated damages from BHEL as per the contractual obligations. We may consider claiming additional compensation for the 48-month delay of the project so far. We would have suffered a loss of about Rs 1,000 crore for the delay,” Surender Mohan, Chairman and Managing Director, told Business Line on the sidelines of a function here today. more at: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/neyveli-lignite-may-claim-more-compensation-from-bhel-for-delay-in-power-unit/article4184274.ece?ref=wl_opinion

BHEL to invest Rs 2,000cr for solar gear making plant

BHEL plans to invest up to Rs 2,000 crore for setting up solar equipment manufacturing facility having a capacity of 600 MW. BHEL, grappling with persisting headwinds in the power sector, is betting on business diversification spread across various areas including solar energy and defence sectors. "Initial investment could be around Rs 500-600 crore and then when we (can) expand it. (Overall investment) can go up to Rs 2,000 crore for a 600 MW capacity," BHEL Chairman and Managing Director B P Rao told PTI in an interview. Bhel's move to foray into solar equipment manufacturing comes at a time when the import of cheap solar gears, especially from China, as well as overcapacity are hurting the Indian players. "Initially, we are going to concentrate on the module production, which is the end product. Later, we will manufacture solar cells and (other) materials," Rao said. more at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bhel-to-invest-rs-2000cr-for-solar-gear-making-plant_792713.html

BHEL seeks levy on imported solar power equipment

BHEL is pitching for duties on imported solar equipment to safeguard the domestic manufacturing industry that is being hurt by cheap imports primarily from China. BHEL's move comes close on the heels of the government slapping higher levy on imported power equipment, a development that would provide succour to domestic sector already grappling with sluggish business prospects. "The domestic (solar cell manufacturing) industry has to be given that protection otherwise cheaper imports will come and domestic industry will close down," BHEL Chairman and Managing Director BP Rao told PTI. more at : http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bhel-seeks-levyimported-solar-power-equipment_791649.html

BHEL open to alliance with Canadian cos in atomic space

BHEL is open to collaboration with Canadian companies in the atomic space once the nuclear power generation climate is feasible in India, a top company official said today. "We are now hoping to see that once the nuclear scenario is clear in the country, there can be talk of co-operations between us and the Canadian companies," BHEL Chairman and Managing Director B P Rao told reporters here. BHEL has had association with Canadian companies in the past. "Canada is a country where technology is there, joint work with them would be beneficial to the company as well as the country, in the past we have worked with the Canadians for the transmission systems, hydro power generation etc," Rao said. Last month, India and Canada finalised the terms for their nuclear deal, paving the way for Canadian firms to export uranium to India. The deal, once implemented, is likely to provide a boost to India's plans to increase the nuclear capacity. However, the deal was agreed in 2010, but there had been differences over supervision of the use of uranium in India. more at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bhel-open-to-alliancecanadian-cosatomic-space_790527.html

BHEL Bangalore unit wins award at Tiruchi summit

A team from BHEL’s Electronic Division, Bangalore, has won the P.N.Arumugam Award for best case study in the 23 Inter Unit Quality Circle Summit that concluded here on Saturday. The event attracted 45 quality circles comprising 230 members from various units of BHEL. The teams presented the case studies reflecting best ideas implemented in their respective units. At the valedictory session, J.V.Gungune, Executive Director, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd and A.V.Krishnan, Executive Director, BHEL, Tiruchi, honoured the winning team belonging to Avishkaar Quality Circle consisting of H.Duggappa, Mohammed Ayub, C.M.Somaiah, N.Ravi, K Rajendra, B.M.Javare Gowda, K.Srinivas Murthy, B.Prakash, C.Sivakumar, D.Rajababu and C.Manogaran. more at: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/bhel-bangalore-unit-wins-award-at-tiruchi-summit/article4161337.ece

Bhel freezes new hirings, only filling up vacancies

Bhel has decided to limit its recruitment to only filling up the existing vacancies. The decision comes at a time when the domestic power sector, the main stay of Bhel is seeing slowdown primarily due to acute fuel shortages and financial woes. “We are going to fill up the wastages (vacancies), right now we are waiting and watching what happens to the business environment,” Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd Chairman and Managing Director B P Rao told PTI in an interview. "Our current workforce is (about) 48,000 and it is not going to go up, we are only filling wastages for this (fiscal) year, we have taken this step,” Rao said. However, he emphasised that the company has not frozen its hiring plans. Elaborating on the decision to not hire for new positions, Rao said, “it (recruitment) is not freezing … I am recruiting 2,000 people every year, it is mostly (to fill up posts vacant due to) retirement”. Interestingly, the public sector enterprise saw its employee strength rising by nearly 3,000 last financial year compared to 2010-11 period. more at: http://www.firstpost.com/business/slowdown-bhel-freezes-new-hirings-only-filling-up-vacancies-543568.html