BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal power unit in Jharkhand

State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd on Friday announced the commissioning of a 500 MW thermal unit in Jharkhand.

"(BHEL) has added another coal-based power plant to the grid by successfully commissioning a 500 MW thermal unit in Jharkhand," the company said in a statement.

The unit has been commissioned at Bokaro Thermal Power-A Station of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis.

With this, BHEL has supplied 84% of the total coal-based power generating capacity installed by DVC.

In Jharkhand, BHEL aims to contribute a significant 87% to the total installed power generating the capacity of the state.

In addition, the company is executing a supercritical project of 3x660 MW rating at North Karanpura for NTPC in the state.