BHEL starts 2,730-mw power projects in first half of 2015-16

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) today said it has commissioned 2,730 mw of utility power projects in the first six months of 2015-16. "BHEL has once again demonstrated its project execution prowess with the commissioning of 2,730 mw of utility power projects in the first half of the current financial year (2015-16)... It is also more than double the power project commissioning achievement of 1,167 mw in the corresponding period of last year," the company said in a statement. The company further said power generation has also commenced from the BHEL-supplied 660-mw unit at Lalitpur thermal power station (TPS) in Uttar Pradesh. Significantly, the 11 utility sets commissioned by BHELBSE -0.77 % have been with projects across the country. Projects in the North include two units each of 200 mw at Koldam hydro electric project (HEP) in Himachal Pradesh and four units each of 82.5 mw at Shrinagar HEP in Uttarakhand, it said. Also, two thermal sets of 500 mw each -- one at Anpara in Uttar Pradesh and another at Vindhyachal in Madhya Pradesh -- have been commissioned during the year. The 660-mw Lalitpur unit was synchronised 3 months ahead of schedule. Notably, this is the first supercritical set to be commissioned in Uttar Pradesh. BHEL has started the 250-mw Bongaigaon Unit-1 in Assam. It also commissioned the 500-mw Tuticorin-2 in Tamil Nadu and the 250 mw Unit-4 at Sikka TPS in Gujarat. ref: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/bhel-starts-2730-mw-power-projects-in-first-half-of-2015-16/articleshow/49321089.cms

12 BHEL employees win Vishwakarma awards

Twelve employees of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchi, have won three Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP) awards for 2013. The Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar awards were instituted in 1965 by the Centre for rewarding and recognising the suggestions leading to outstanding achievement or good performance on the part of workers in increasing productivity, quality, safety, working condition, and import substitution at industrial undertakings. J.Veeramani, artisan, R.Shanmuga Velusamy, Deputy Engineer, S. Loganathan, artisan, N. Senthil Kumar, artisan, and R. Rathinam, artisan from Boiler Production of BHEL, Tiruchi, have jointly won a VRP Class B award for developing a fixture to counter balance multi axis jobs during auto welding. Class B awards consists of a cash award of Rs. 50,000 and a certificate. M. Padmanaban, artisan, M. Ganesan, artisan, and P. Tamilselvan, assistant engineer, from Boiler Production have jointly won a VRP Class C award for effecting cycle time reduction in elbow manufacturing process. S. Arockiasamy, auxiliary worker; A. Senthilkumar, semi skilled worker; S. Sathish Kumar, artisan; and M. Vijayakumar, artisan from Boiler Production, have jointly won a VRP Class C award for developing hydraulic lifting machine for dish end cover joint fit-up in headers. Class C awards consist of a cash award of Rs. 25,000 and a certificate. The employees received the awards from Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), at a function held in New Delhi recently. This is the fifth consecutive year that BHEL employees have won it. ref: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/12-bhel-employees-win-vishwakarma-awards/article7721873.ece

BHEL wins five national-level awards

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchi, has won five national safety awards from the Centre for 2013. The Energy Systems Group (ESG) Complex of BHEL, Tiruchi, has won two national safety awards for the longest accident-free period and for the lowest average frequency rate among factories which operated for 0.1 to 0.25 million man-hours during the year. The Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) workshop bagged two national safety awards for the longest accident-free period and for the lowest average frequency rate among factories which operated for 0.5 to 1 million man-hours during the year. ref: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/bhel-wins-five-nationallevel-awards/article7693741.ece

BHEL commissions 250 MW unit at Sikka thermal power plant

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd today said it has commissioned a 250 MW coal-based thermal power unit at Sikka in Gujarat. It has been commissioned at Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd's (GSECL) Sikka Thermal Power Station on Engineering, procurement and Construction basis. "BHEL has achieved one more milestone by successfully commissioning a 250 MW coal-based thermal power plant in Gujarat," BHEL said in a statement. ref: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/bhel-commissions-250-mw-unit-at-sikka-thermal-power-plant/articleshow/49104034.cms

BHEL to foray into defence manufacturing sector

BHEL is stepping up its foray into the defence manufacturing sector, which has been thrown open as part of the 'Make in India' campaign and is looking for hi-tech original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for partnership. "The 'Make in India' initiative in the defence sector is opening up large opportunities in naval, field guns and submarine segments and BHEL is actively pursuing these opportunities by partnering with global OEMs," BHEL chairman and managing director B. Prasada Rao said at the 51st annual general meeting held here. Over the years, the company has made significant contributions to naval guns and Integrated Platform Management System. Briefing shareholders over the overall performance of the company, Rao said that in spite of 2014-15 being an extremely challenging financial year, BHEL secured orders worth Rs 30,814 crore, an increase of 10 per cent over the previous year, in intensely competitive domestic and overseas markets. Despite severe market shrinkage and stiff competition in the power sector, BHEL maintained its leadership position with a market share of 72 per cent for the second consecutive year. By expanding its offerings, the company secured 89 per cent of its total orders in the power sector on engineering, procurement and construction basis. At the end of the year, total orders in hand for execution in 2015-16 and beyond stand at Rs 1,01,018 crore, Rao said. ref: http://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/energy/bhel-to-foray-into-defence-manufacturing/story/224026.html

Six BHEL officials get jail in graft case

A Delhi court has ordered six officials of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and a contractor to be jailed for making an excess payment of Rs. 2,85,866 in a fraudulent manner to the contractor for transporting and fixing ceiling fans at a dispensary in Noida in 1990. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had charge-sheeted nine BHEL officials. However, two of them were discharged at the time of the framing of charges in 2005, while one died during the trial. Special Judge Jitendra Kumar Mishra at the Karkardooma district courts convicted and sentenced the accused not only for indulging in corrupt practices but also for cheating, forgery, using forged documents as genuine and criminal conspiracy. The charge sheet alleged that for fixing 242 fans at the BHEL’s dispensary, the public sector company officials dishonestly and fraudulently paid an excess amount of Rs. 28,58,66.78. “The case of the prosecution stands proved beyond any reasonable doubt. Nothing could be pointed out by the defence regarding doubt towards the case of the prosecution,’’ the Judge said, holding them guilty of the offences under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The court sentenced Deputy General Manager V. C. Ramulu, Senior Manager Denis Barnabas and Deputy Manager O. P. Sharma to five years of imprisonment and imposed fines of Rs.5 lakh each on them. Senior Engineer P. L. Khadala was sentenced to four years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 3 lakh. The court was lenient towards him keeping in view that at the time of commission of the crime he had just joined BHEL and was merely a junior engineer. Engineer P. C. M. Jhammnan and Anil Kumar Goel were also awarded five years imprisonment and fined Rs. 5 lakh each, while Assistant Foreman S. N. Jha was awarded three-and-a-half years of sentence and fined Rs. 2 lakh. He got the least period in jail as the court took into account the fact that he was simply a foreman and had no role in policy decision. ref: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/six-bhel-officials-get-jail-in-graft-case/article7663270.ece

BHEL, Tiruchirapalli recruitment 2015: Apply for 200 various posts

he Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Tiruchirapalli, has released an employment notification, inviting eligible and interested candidates to fill up various of its vacant positions of Fitter and Welder. Vacancy details Total posts: 150 Name of the posts: Fitter: 150 Welder: 50 more details at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/bhel/1/472974.html