Bhel commissions thermal unit in West Bengal

Bhel has commissioned a 500 mw thermal power plant in West Bengal. "Bhel has added one more coal-based power plant to the grid by successfully commissioning a 500 MW thermal generating unit in West Bengal," the company said in a statement today. The 500 MW unit 3 was commissioned at the upcoming Sagardighi Thermal Power Extension Project of West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL), located at Sagardighi in Murshidabad district. "This is the first unit of Phase II (2x500 MW) of the power plant and the second unit is also in advance stage of completion," it said. Bhel has been a major partner of West Bengal in the power development programme of the state; 73 per cent of the coal based generating capacity of West Bengal is equipped with Bhel supplied sets, the statement said. ref: http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bhel-commissions-thermal-unit-in-west-bengal-115121500883_1.html