Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), an integrated power plant equipment manufacturer has commissioned 2,730 MW of utility power projects in the first half of FY16 compared to 1,167 MW commissioned in the same period last year.

The company said, "This is the highest achievement in the corresponding period in last 4 years. It is also more than double the power project commissioning achievement of 1,167 MW in the corresponding period of last year. In addition to the 2,730 MW utility sets commissioned during this period in the country, power generation has also commenced from the BHEL-supplied 660 MW unit at Lalitpur thermal power projects in Uttar Pradesh."

Significantly, the eleven utility sets commissioned by BHEL have been at projects spread all over India. 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. Also, 2 thermal sets of 500 MW each, one at Anpara in Uttar Pradesh & another at Vindhyachal in Madhya Pradesh have been commissioned during the year. 

BHEL also commissioned the 250 MW Bongaigaon unit-1 in Assam, which is the highest rating coal based set in North-East India. In the Southern state of Tamil Nadu, BHEL commissioned the 500 MW Tuticorin-2 and in Western India, the company has commissioned the 250 MW Unit-4 at Sikka TPS in Gujarat.

The hydro sets commissioned by BHEL in the first two quarters total to 730 MW which is nearly the same as the total hydro capacity added in the country during the last financial year 2014-15.

Shares of the company gained Rs 3.35, or 1.66%, to settle at Rs 205.40. The total volume of shares traded was 614,112 at the BSE (Monday).