New Delhi, June 23: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has achieved one more milestone by successfully commissioning a 250 MW coal-based thermal plant in Assam. The unit has been commissioned 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 Bongaigaon TPS of NTPC Limited. Significantly, on completion, this will become the highest rating coal based power plant in North East India.
Bongaigaon TPS 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.
The sets of this rating class, supplied by BHEL are considered as the workhorse and backbone of the Indian power sector.These sets have been performing much above the national average as well as international benchmarks. BHEL has so far contracted 251 sets of this rating class.
