Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned a 250 MW coal-based thermal power plant in Gujarat. The unit has been commissioned at Gujarat State Electricity Corporation (GSECL) Sikka Thermal Power Station (TPS) on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis.

Sikka TPS is located near Jamnagar, one of the major industrial towns of Gujarat. This is the second unit of 250 MW rating to be commissioned by BHEL at Sikka TPS.

The company had earlier commissioned the first 250 MW unit at Sikka in March, 2015. In addition, two units of 120 MW each, supplied and executed earlier by BHEL, are already in operation at Sikka.

Shares of the company declined Rs 1.1, or 0.56%, to trade at Rs 196.55. The total volume of shares traded was 86,355 at the BSE (9.55 a.m., Monday).