Investment of Rs. 600 Crore for Expansion of BHEL, Trichy

The Trichy Unit of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is presently augmenting its manufacturing capacity of steam generator and valve facilities as a part of the Company’s programme of expanding power plant equipment manufacturing capacity to 20,000 MW per annum. In addition, it is also setting up a Power Plant Piping Unit at Tirumayam, in Pudukottai District of Tamil Nadu. Both these are planned for completion by March 2012 with an investment of around Rs.600 crore.

The BHEL Trichy Unit is exploring multi-modal transport options, including marine shipping by way of utilizing the Karaikal port in Tamil Nadu, to address transportation issues associated with the movement of heavy/over dimension consignments (ODCs) through rail & road, as well as reduce the delivery time of boilers from its factory to customer project sites spread across the country.

The above information was given by the Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Praful Patel in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.