"BHEL achieves record project execution".

The country’s nuclear power programmes and the revised emission norms for coal-based thermal power plants offered considerable business opportunity for Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchi, its Executive Director S. Gopinath said recently.

With the revised emission norms, the unit stood to derive significant benefit by developing the equipment required to further control nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, he said speaking at the Independence Day celebration at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at the BHEL Township.

Mr. Gopinath took the salute at the ceremonial march past by BHEL Security, National Cadet Corps Home Guards, Traffic Wardens, Fire Services and campus school contingents at the Independence Day parade.

The development of technologies for advanced ultra supercritical boilers and coal gasification was well on course and the Welding Research Institute of BHEL, Tiruchi, was on its way to becoming a world-class enterprise, Mr.Gopinath said.

The successful in-house development of fully-bolted boiler supporting structures which are being supplied for the first time for the North Karanpura and Neyveli projects was a major technological breakthrough that will significantly reduce boiler erection cycle-time and speed up project execution.

Referring to the feedback from a high-level delegation from the Kilwa Energy Company of Tanzania that visited BHEL, Tiruchi, recently, Mr. Gopinath said that the delegation was highly impressed with the manufacturing facilities and the capability of the unit.

BHEL Corporation had achieved a record project execution during the previous fiscal despite the slowdown in the power sector and maintained its leadership with 74 per cent market share.

The Welding Research Institute has won Skoch BSE award for technology development and has also won National Safety Award along with Seamless Steel Tube Plant and Fossil Fuel Development Complex.

Twelve employees of BHEL,Tiruchi, have won Viswakarma Rashtriya Puraskar. BHEL, Tiruchi, has spent Rs.12 crore over the last five years under its Corporate Social Responsibility for various initiatives, a BHEL press release said.

The Power Plant Piping Unit of BHEL at Tirumayam in Pudukottai district has achieved the higher ever growth of 13 per cent with a total production of 7,824 tonnes during 2015-16, said B. Balasubramanian, General Manager of the unit, after taking salute at the Independence Day parade.

BHEL, Tirumayam unit, has contributed over Rs.16 lakh towards various Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, he said.

THE HINDU