BHEL beats power capacity addition target by 19%

BHEL on Wednesday said that it surpassed its power generation capacity addition target for utilities by 19 percent in 2014-15. "Accelerating its project execution momentum as part of its six-point agenda for dynamic growth, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has surpassed the capacity addition target, set by the government for utility projects, by 19 percent ," BHEL said in a press statement here. According to the statement, BHEL has commissioned 8,230 MW of utility sets against the target of 6,914 MW for 2014-15. BHEL has also commissioned two boilers of 800 MW each during the year. In addition, sets with a cumulative of 2,000 MW have been synchronised and are ready for capacity addition. During 2014-15, BHEL commissioned 1,392 MW industrial sets and 319 MW of overseas projects, taking the overall capacity addition/synchronisation to 11,941 MW. More at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bhel-beats-power-capacity-addition-target-by-19_1383053.html