Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), an integrated power plant equipment manufacturer, has successfully indigenously developed, manufactured and commissioned India's first phase shifting transformer (PST) Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS) stage-VI in Telangana.

Reposing faith in BHEL's capability to successfully introduce new technology products, Telangana State Power Generation Corporation (TSPGCL, erstwhile APGENCO) had placed an order on BHEL for the country's first phase shifting transformer (PST).

The 400 kv/220 kv, 315 MVA rating phase shifting transformer shall be utilized to control and improve the power flow between 400 kv & 220 kv network in either direction by providing phase shift as per the system requirement.

Shares of the company gained Rs 9.6, or 3.54%, to trade at Rs 281.10. The total volume of shares traded was 333,991 at the BSE (11.36 a.m., Wednesday).