Power equipment supplier Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) today said it has paid an interim dividend of Rs 298 crore to the government for the year 2007-08.The company paid a total interim dividend of Rs 441 crore, chairman and manging director K Ravi Kumar told reporters here. He presented a cheque of Rs 298 crore to Heavy Industries Minister Santosh Mohan Deb today. The government owns 67.72% equity in the firm.BHEL recorded a net profit of Rs 1,749 crore in the first nine months of 2007-08 - a 38% growth over the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.The company has enhanced its capacity to 10,000 Mw and aims to augment it to 15,000 Mw by December 2012.
