Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned three units of 270 MW each in just 42 days at a single site.

The commissioning of the fifth unit at Amravati comes close on the heels of the commissioning of Units 3 and 4 (270 MW each) on Jan. 29, 2015 and Mar. 4, 2015, respectively. Located at village Nandgaonpeth in Amravati district of Maharashtra, the project is being executed in two phases, each of 1,350 MW, by RattanIndia Power (formerly Indiabulls Power).

BHEL supplied thermal sets fully meet the performance standards notified by CEA. As per a recent CEA study on the performance of sub-critical sets in the country, BHEL supplied sets have demonstrated better operating Heat Rate resulting in less coal consumption per unit of power produced.

Shares of the company gained Rs 3.7, or 1.45%, to trade at Rs 258.30. The total volume of shares traded was 251,859 at the BSE (2.04 p.m., Monday).