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BHEL commissions 250 mw thermal unit in Maharashtra

The unit has been commissioned at Parli Thermal Power Station (TPS), located in Beed district in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) said

BHEL commissions 250 mw thermal unit in Maharashtra

Press Trust of India New Delhi
State-owned BHEL today said it has commissioned a 250 mw thermal unit in Maharashtra.

The unit has been commissioned at Parli Thermal Power Station (TPS), located in Beed district in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) said in a BSE filing.

The project is owned by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco). This is the eighth coal-based unit commissioned by BHEL at Parli TPS.

BHEL has been a major partner in the power development programme of the state and has commissioned 16,000 mw of power generation capacity in Maharashtra, its highest in any single state.

The 200-270 MW rating class sets supplied by BHEL today form the backbone of the Indian power sector and have been performing much above the national as well as international benchmarks.

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First Published: May 19 2016 | 1:28 PM IST

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