BHEl says it met 80 per cent of its target for 10th plan period

New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) today said it has attained 80 per cent of its target set for the 10th plan period.

''Due to BHEL's sustained efforts, it was able to achieve 80 per cent of its target for the plan period, while only 53 per cent of the orders placed on suppliers other than BHEL were commissioned during the Plan period,'' a company release said.

It is confident of commissioning the remaining projects in the first half of 2007-08, the statement added.

The company has added 7,863 MW power generation capacity in 2006-07. It has commissioned power projects totalling more than 15,000 MW, which includes part of Tehri and Dabhol and the 1,020 MW Tala Hydro project in Bhutan as a part of the 10th five-year plan, the release said.

BHEL thermal sets achieved a Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 78.3 per cent, during 2006-07, which was 1.5 per cent higher than the national average.

The energy supplier aims to achieve 10,000 MW capacity by December this year. It also plans to enhance the manufacturing capacity by 250 per cent from the present 6,000 MW to 15,000 MW per annum with an investment of around Rs 3,200 crore.

The company will also take steps to upgrade and introduce new technologies. It will produce thermal power equipment with super-critical parameters for the next higher rating 800 MW sets and above.

BHEL also plans to introduce higher rating hydro turbine generator sets and advanced class Gas Turbines.

UNI