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Power generation equipment manufacturer Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has commissioned a 250-MW coal-based thermal unit at the upcoming Bongaigaon Thermal Power Station (TPS) in Assam.
BHEL is executing the Main Plant package contract for setting up three coal-fired units of 250 MW each at the plant. Significantly, on completion, this will become the highest rating coal-based power plant in North East India.
The plant is located at Salakati near Bongaigaon in Kokrajhar district of Assam. Also known as the gateway to Lower Assam, Bongaigoan is one of the industrial towns of the state, which also has a major petrochemical industry.
Sets of this rating class have been performing much above the national average as well as international benchmarks. BHEL has so far contracted 251 sets of this rating class.
In 2014-15, BHEL had surpassed the capacity addition target set by the Government for utility projects by 19 per cent. The trend is continuing in the current year also with eight sets having already been commissioned by the company in FY 2015-16.
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