Date:27/08/2004 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/08/27/stories/2004082702600300.htm

Back 23 power stations equipped with BHEL sets bag national awards

Our Bureau

New Delhi , Aug. 26

HERE'S something that will warm the hearts of public sector votaries. Out of the 27 power stations throughout the country that have bagged national awards for meritorious performance, 23 are equipped with power generation equipment built by the public sector major, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).

Out of the 23 such power stations equipped with BHEL sets, 21 are thermal units while the remaining two are atomic plants.

In particular is APGenco's 1,260 MW thermal power station (TPS) at Vijaywada, which has been consistently winning the award instituted by the Ministry of Power. It has won awards for the last 12 years since 1992 and the gold medal for the tenth consecutive year.

The other BHEL set-equipped power stations which have been awarded for excellent performance include Rayalaseema, Kothagudem, Ramagundam, Korba, Singrauli, Suratgarh, Kota, Mettur, Tuticorin, Wanakbori, Badarpur, Kakrapar, Gandhinagar, Raichur, Unchahar, North Chennai, Narora, Vindhyachal, Simhadri, Lehra Mohabbat and Kaiga, apart from the gas-based Dadri combined cycle power project.