Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
The engineering sector is the largest of the industrial sectors in India, as it accounts for 27% of the total factories in the industrial sector and represents 63% of the overall foreign collaborations.
Established in 1964, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in India in the energy and infrastructure sector with the capability to manufacture the entire range of power plant equipment. The company caters to core sectors like power generation, transmission, industry, transportation, renewable energy, oil & gas, water, defence and aerospace and e-mobility and energy storage solutions and has references in 83 countries across the globe. BHEL’s mammoth size of operations is evident from its widespread network of 16 manufacturing units, two repair units, four regional offices, eight service centres, one subsidiary, three overseas offices, five joint ventures, 15 regional marketing centres and more than 150 project sites across India and abroad.
BHEL has installed more than 1,000 utility sets in thermal, hydro, nuclear and gas-based power plants, contributing to 53% to the total installed conventional power generation capacity in the country.
- India’s largest manufacturer of power generation equipment
- Over 150 project sites across India and abroad
- Footprint in 82 countries
- Standalone total income of Rs. 23,879.75 crore (US$ 2.87 billion) was recorded in FY23.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) - Powering Progress, Brightening Lives, Touching Every Indian Home
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
In August 2023, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) and Greenstat Hydrogen India Pvt. Ltd. (GHIPL) signed an MoU for ‘Potential Collaboration Opportunities in Green Hydrogen and Derivatives in the Hydrogen Value Chain’. This MoU will help in contributing towards the country's 'National Hydrogen Mission' aimed at making India 'AatmaNirbhar' in this area. In July 2023, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) achieved a major milestone with the successful synchronisation of the 660 MW Unit-2 of the 1,320 MW Maitree Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) in Bangladesh. In July 2023, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) signed a Technical Assistance and License Agreement with General Electric Technology GmbH Switzerland for Gas Turbines. In April, 2023, State-run PSUs Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) entered into a memorandum of understanding to jointly pursue business opportunities in the area of Nuclear Power Plants based on Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) technology. In April, 2023, BHEL-TWL (BHEL-Titagarh Wagons Ltd.) consortium has been awarded an order for 80 Vande Bharat Trains in one of the biggest Railway tenders for manufacturing-cum-maintenance of Vande Bharat Trains. In March, 2023, BHEL was awarded the CBIP Award 2022 for 'Best Contribution in Solar Energy’. In January 2023, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) bagged the order for renovation and modernization of 200 MW Unit-3 and 210 MW Unit-5 steam turbines at Ukai thermal power station in Gujarat. In January 2023, the Welding Research Institute (WRI) of BHEL Tiruchi has started a Common Engineering Facility Centre (CEFC) to impart welding training to about 5,000 youths every year under the initiatives of the Ministry of Heavy Industries |
| 2022 |
In December 2022, BHEL entered into a long-term Technology License Agreement (TLA) with Sumitomo SHI FW, Finland (SFW) for design, engineering, manufacturing, erection, commissioning and sale of Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC) Boilers in India and in overseas territories. In October 2022, BHEL entered into strategic MoUs with Coal India Limited (CIL) and NLC India Limited (NLCIL) for setting up Coal Gasification based plants. In February 2022, state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) secured an order from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd to supply compact heat exchanger sets for 83 LCA Tejas MK1A aircrafts. |
| 2021 |
In August 2021, BHEL secured its largest-ever order worth Rs. 10,800 crore (US$ 1.45 billion) from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) for the EPC of a turbine island for 6 units of 700 MW. BHEL commissioned a 5.4 MWp floating solar plant in West Bengal. BHEL won a turnkey project for a grid-connected 8 MWac solar power plant in Mauritius. BHEL emerged as the lowest bidder for supply of equipment for 6x700 MW nuclear power projects of Nuclear Power Corporation of India. |
| 2020 |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) introduced an advanced boiler cleaning process for coal-fired thermal units at the 3x660 MW North Karanpura Super Thermal Power project of NTPC, which is carried out by BHEL on an EPC basis, in line with its goal of achieving excellence in project execution. At the National High Power Test Laboratory (NHPTL) at Bina in Madhya Pradesh, BHEL successfully developed and tested India's highest-rated auto transformer. Also, in the global transformer industry, this is a new milestone. BHEL ties-up with SwissRapide AG to bring magnetic levitation trains (Maglev) to India BHEL commissioned Unit I of the 4x270 MW Bhadradri Thermal Power Project in Telangana BHEL signed MoU with Rosoboronexport, Russia to cooperate and undertake joint projects and operations for Defence Systems |
| 2019 |
BHEL won the Indian Green Energy Award 2019 in the category, Outstanding Renewable Energy Generation Projects (Solar), for its 7.5 MWp Solar PV Plant at Trichy GAIL (India) Limited and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) signed a MoU for cooperation in development of solar based power projects Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) won the order from an NTPC unit, “Nabinagar Power Generating Company Ltd (NPGCL)” |
| 2018 |
Order booked of Rs. 11,8000 crore (US$ 18.31 billion) at the end of 2017-18 Entered into a technology transfer agreement with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the manufacture of space-grade Lithium-ion cells |
| 2017 |
Commenced the execution of the 4000 MW Yadadri Supercritical Thermal Power Project Inaugurated state-of-the-art 200 MW solar photovoltaic module manufacturing line at its plants in Bengaluru |
| 2015 |
Commissioned its fourth 270 MW coal based thermal power plant at Rattan India Power Limited Nandgaonpeth in Amravati |
| 2014 |
Bags World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Award for Innovative Enterprises |
| 2012 |
Developed India's first Ultra High Voltage AC 1200 kV Transformer |
| 2008 |
Incorporated a joint venture company with TNEP to build own and operate a 1600 MW (2x800 MW) super critical thermal power plant at Udangudi Signed an MoU with NTPC Ltd to form a joint venture company to carry out engineering procurement and construction (EPC) activities in the power sector on 'mutually beneficial terms' |
| 2007 |
Opened a new line of business in the form of Gas Insulated Substations (GIS) |
| 2005-06 |
Awarded FICCI Award for environmental conservation and pollution control |
| 2004-05 |
Received MOU Award for Excellence in Performance for 2004-05 |
| 1990s |
Entered the fields of wind energy, HVDC power transmission and the frontier technology of superconductivity Became the first public sector company to obtain ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 accreditations |
| Mid-1980s |
Started supplying 500 MW thermal power equipment |
| 1774-75 |
Collaboration with Kraftwerke Union (KWU) of Germany for the design and technology for thermal generating units |
| 1974 |
Merger of HE(I)L and BHEL |
| 1964 |
Incorporation of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited to manage three plants for manufacturing of heavy electrical equipment |
| 1955 |
Registration of Heavy Electricals (India) Limited (HE(I)L) under Ministry of Commerce and Industry with one factory at Bhopal |
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