BHEL is India's largest engineering and manufacturing company in the energy and infrastructure sector. It has 14 manufacturing divisions and four power offices across India. Key points: - BHEL supplies over 65% of India's total installed power generation capacity and manufactures equipment for thermal, gas, hydro and nuclear power. - It also manufactures products for power transmission and distribution networks, industries like cement and steel, transportation including locomotives, and renewable energy. - BHEL has a proven track record since being established over 40 years ago and has been profitable since 1971-72. It caters to core sectors of the Indian economy.

1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Varanasi
OVERVIEW
BHEL is the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in India in the
energy related infrastructure sector today. BHEL was established more than 40
years ago when its first plant was setup in Bhopal ushering in the indigenous
Heavy Electrical Equipment Industry in India a dream which has been more than
realized with a well recognized track record of performance it has been earning
profits continuously since 1971-72.
BHEL caters to core sectors of the Indian Economy viz., Power Generation's &
Transmission, Industry, Transportation, Telecommunication, Renewable Energy,
Defense, etc. The wide network of BHEL's 14 manufacturing division, four power
offices, enables the Company to promptly serve its customers and provide them
with suitable products, systems and services – efficiently and at competitive prices.

2. POWER GENERATION
Power generation sector comprises thermal, gas, hydro and nuclear power plant
business as of 31.03.2001, BHEL supplied sets account for nearly 64737 MW or
65% of the total installed capacity of 99,146 MW in the country, as against nil till
1969-70.
BHEL has proven turnkey capabilities for executing power projects from concept
to commissioning, it possesses the technology and capability to produce thermal
sets with super critical parameters up to 1000 MW unit rating and gas turbine
generator sets of up to 240 MW unit rating. Co-generation and combined-cycle
plants have been introduced to achieve higher plant efficiencies. to make efficient
use of the high-ash-content coal available in India, BHEL supplies circulating
fluidized bed combustion boilers to both thermal and combined cycle power plants.
The company manufactures 235 MW nuclear turbine generator sets and has
commenced production of 500 MW nuclear turbine generator sets.
Custom made hydro sets of Francis, Pelton and Kapian types for different head
discharge combination are also engineering and manufactured by BHEL.
In all, orders for more than 700 utility sets of thermal, hydro, gas and nuclear have
been placed on the Company as on date. The power plant equipment manufactured
by BHEL is based on contemporary technology comparable to the best in the world
and is also internationally competitive.
POWER TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION (T & D)
BHEL offer wide ranging products and systems for T & D applications. Products
manufactured include power transformers, instrument transformers, dry type
transformers, series – and stunt reactor, capacitor tanks, vacuum – and SF circuit.

3. INDUSTRIES
BHEL is a major contributor of equipment and systems to industries, cement,
sugar, fertilizer, refinances, petrochemicals, paper, oil and gas, metallurgical and
other process industries. The range of system & equipment supplied includes:
captive power plants, co-generation plants DG power plants, industrial steam
turbines, industrial boilers and auxiliaries. Wate heat recovery boilers, gas turbines,
heat exchangers and pressure vessels, centrifugal compressors, electrical machines,
pumps, valves, seamless steel tubes, electrostatic precipitators, fabric filters,
reactors, fluidized bed combustion boilers, chemical recovery boilers and process
controls.
The Company is a major producer of large-size thruster devices. It also supplies
digital distributed control systems for process industries, and control &
instrumentation systems for power plant and industrial applications. BHEL is the
only company in India with the capability to make simulators for power plants,
defense and other applications.
The Company has commenced manufacture of large desalination plants to help
augment the supply of drinking water to people.
TRANSPORTATION
BHEL is involved in the development design, engineering, marketing, production,
installation, maintenance and after-sales service of Rolling Stock and traction
propulsion systems. In the area of rolling stock, BHEL manufactures electric
locomotives up to 5000 HP, diesel-electric locomotives from 350 HP to 3100 HP,
both for mainline and shunting duly applications. BHEL is also producing rolling
stock for special applications viz., overhead equipment cars, Special well wagons,
Rail-cum-road vehicle etc., Besides traction propulsion systems for in-house use,
BHEL manufactures traction propulsion systems for other rolling stock producers

4. of electric locomotives, diesel-electric locomotives, electrical multiple units and
metro cars. The electric and diesel traction equipment on India Railways are
largely powered by electrical propulsion systems produced by BHEL. The
company also undertakes retooling and overhauling of rolling stock in the area of
urban transportation systems. BHEL is geared up to turnkey execution of electric
trolley bus systems, light rail systems etc. BHEL is also diversifying in the area of
port handing equipment and pipelines transportation system.
TELECOMMUNICATION
BHEL also caters to Telecommunication sector by way of small, medium and large
switching systems.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Technologies that can be offered by BHEL for exploiting non-conventional and
renewable sources of energy include: wind electric generators, solar photovoltaic
systems, solar lanterns and battery-powered road vehicles. The Company has taken
up R&D efforts for development of multi-junction amorphous silicon solar cells
and fuel based systems.
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
BHEL has, over the years, established its references in around 60 countries of the
world, ranging for the United States in the West to New Zealand in the Far East.
These references encompass almost the entire product range of BHEL, covering
turnkey power projects of thermal, hydro and gas-based types, substation projects,
rehabilitation projects, besides a wide variety of products, like transformers,
insulators, switchgears, heat exchangers, castings and forgings, valves, well-head
equipment, centrifugal compressors, photo-voltaic equipment etc. Apart from over

5. 1110MW of boiler capacity contributed in Malaysia, and execution of four
prestigious power projects in Oman, Some of the other major successes achieved
by the Company have been in Australia, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Greece, Cyprus,
Malta, Egypt, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Sri Lanka, Iraq etc.
The Company has been successful in meeting demanding customer's requirements
in terms of complexity of the works as well as technological, quality and other
requirements viz extended warrantees, associated O&M, financing packages etc.
BHEL has proved its capability to undertake projects on fast-track basis. The
company has been successful in meeting varying needs of the industry, be it
captive power plants, utility power generation or for the oil sector requirements.
Executing of Overseas projects has also provided BHEL the experience of working
with world renowned Consulting Organisations and inspection Agencies.
In addition to demonstrated capability to undertake turnkey projects on its own,
BHEL possesses the requisite flexibility to interface and complement with
International companies for large projects by supplying complementary equipment
and meeting their production needs for intermediate as well as finished products.
The success in the area of rehabilitation and life extension of power projects has
established BHEL as a comparable alternative to the original equipment
manufactures (OEMs) for such plants.
TECHNOLOGY UPGRADATION AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
To remain competitive and meet customers' expectations, BHEL lays great
emphasis on the continuous upgradation of products and related technologies, and
development of new products. The Company has upgraded its products to
contemporary levels through continuous in house efforts as well as through
acquisition of new technologies from leading engineering organizations of the
world.

6. The Corporate R&D Division at Hyderabad, spread over a 140 acre complex, leads
BHEL's research efforts in a number of areas of importance to BHEL's product
range. Research and product development centers at each of the manufacturing
divisions play a complementary role.
BHEL's Investment in R&D is amongst the largest in the corporate sector in India.
Products developed in-house during the last five years contributed about 8.6% to
the revenues in 2000-2001.
BHEL has introduced, in the recent past, several state-of-the-art products
developed in-house: low-NQx oil / gas burners, circulating fluidized bed
combustion boilers, high-efficiency Pelton hydro turbines, petroleum depot
automation systems, 36 kV gas-insulated sub-stations, etc. The Company has also
transferred a few technologies developed in-house to other Indian companies for
commercialisation.
Some of the on-going development & demonstration projects include: Smant wall
blowing system for cleaning boiler soot deposits, and micro-controller based
governor for diesel-electric locomotives. The company is also engaged in research
in futuristic areas, such as application of super conducting materials in power
generations and industry, and fuel cells for distributed, environment-friendly power
generation.
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
The most prized asset of BHEL is its employees. The Human Resource
Development Institute and other HRD centers of the Company help in not only
keeping their skills updated and finely honed but also in adding new skills,
whenever required. Continuous training and retraining, positive, a positive work
culture and participative style of management, have engendered development of a
committed and motivated work force leading to enhanced productivity and higher

7. levels of quality.
HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
BHEL, as an integral part of business performance and in its endeavour of
becoming a world-class organization and sharing the growing global concern on
issues related to Environment. Occupational Health and Safety, is committed to
protecting Environment in and around its own establishment, and to providing safe
and healthy working environment to all its employees.
For fulfilling these obligations, Corporate Policies have been formulated as:
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
 Compliance with applicable Environmental Legislation/Regulation;
 Continual Improvement in Environment Management Systems to protect
our natural environment and Control Pollution;
 Promotion of activities for conservation of resources by Environmental
Management;
 Enhancement of Environmental awareness amongst employees, customers
and suppliers. BHEL will also assist and co-operate with the concerned
Government Agencies and Regulatory Bodies engaged in environmental
activities, offering the Company's capabilities is this field.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
 Compliance with applicable Legislation and Regulations;
 Setting objectives and targets to eliminate/control/minimize risks due to
Occupational and Safety Hazards;
 Appropriate structured training of employees on Occupational Health and

8. Safety (OH&S) aspects;
 Formulation and maintenance of OH&S Management programmes for
continual improvement;
 Periodic review of OH&S Management System to ensure its continuing
suitability, adequacy and effectiveness;
 Communication of OH&S Policy to all employees and interested parties.
The major units of BHEL have already acquired ISO 14001 Environmental
Management System Certification, and other units are in advanced stages of
acquiring the same. Action plan has been prepared to acquire OHSAS 18001
Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification for all BHEL
units.
In pursuit of these Policy requirements, BHEL will continuously strive to improve
work particles in the light of advances made in technology and new
understandings in Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Science.
ACTIVITY PROFILE
PRODUCTS - Industrial Fans
Power Generation & Transmission - Seamless steel Tubes
- Steam Turbine-Generator Sets &
Auxiliaries
- Fabric Filters
- Boiler and Boiler Auxiliaries - AC DC Motors, Variable speed
- Once-through Boilers - AC Drive
- Nuclear Power Generation Equipment - Electronic Control Gear &
Automation
- Hydro Turbine-Generator Sets & Auxiliaries - Equipment
- Mini/Micro Hydro Generator Sets - DDC for Process Industry
- Gas Turbine-Generator Sets - Thruster Equipment
- Waste Heat Recovery Boilers - Power Devices

9. - Heat Exchangers - Energy Meters
- Condensers - Transformer
- Bowi Mills and Tube Mills - Switch gear
- Gravimetric Feeders - Insulator
- Regenerative Air Pre-Heaters - Capacitors
- Electrostatic Precipitators - Broad Gauge AC, AC/DC Loco
motives
- Bag Filters - Diesel-Electric Shunting
Locomotives
- Valves - Traction Motors & Control
Equipment
- Pumps - Electric Trolley Buses
- Electrical Machines - AC/DC Electric Multiple Units
- Piping Systems - Drives and Controls for Metro
Systems
- Power, Distribution & Instrument
Transformers
- Battery-Operated Passengers
Vans
- Reactors - X-Mas Trees and Well Heads
- Synchronous Condensers - Cathodic Protection Equipment
- Switchgear - Digital Switching Systems
- Control gear - Rural Automatic Exchange
- Distributed Digital Control for Power
Stations
- Simulators
- Bus Ducts - Wind Electric Generators
- Rectifiers - Solar Powered Water Pumps
- Porcelain Insulators - Solar Water Heating Systems
- Ceralin - Photo Votaic Systems
- Defense Equipment
INDUSTRIES/TRANSPORTATION/OIL
& GAS/
- Reverse Osmoses Desalination
Plants
TELECOMMUNICATION/RENEWABLE
ENERGY
SYSTEMS & SERVICES
- Steam Turbine-Generator Sets - Turkey Utility Power Stations/
EPC

10. - Gas Turbine-Generator Sets - Contracts
- Diesel Engine-Based Generators - Captive Power Plants
- Industrial Steam Generators - Co-generation Systems
- Heat Recovery Steam Generators - Combined Cycle Power Plants
- Fluidised Bed Combustion Boilers - Modernisation & Renovation of
Power
- Drive Turbine Stations and FLA Studies
- Manne Turbines - Switch yards and Substations
- Industrial Heat Exchangers - HVDC Transmission Systems
- Centrifugal Compressor - Shorts sines condensation
Systems
- Industrial Valves - Power system analysis
- Reactors - Electron comissionly and
operation
- Columns - Consultancy services
- Pressure Vessels - Consultancy Services
- Pumps
SUMMARY OF BHEL'S CONTRIBUTION
TO VARIOUS CORE SECTORS
Power Generation
THERMAL RATING (MW) NO. OF
SETS
TOTAL
CAPACITY
(MW)
500 30 15000
250 9 2250
210/200 138 28570
120/125/130 20 2420
195 1 195
110 38 4180
100 6 600
70/67.5 6 410
60 14 840
30 5 150
TOTAL
(THERMAL)
267 54615
GAS FRAME SIZE/
SCOPE
NO. OF
SETS
TOTAL
CAPACITY
(MW)

11. 9 5 730
6 17 580
5 13 309
3 6 48
V 94.2 2 286
6FA 3 207
STG 24 1190
GEN 4 87
TOTAL (GAS) 74 3437
NUCLEAR RATING (MW) NO. OF
SETS
TOTAL
CAPACITY
(MW)
500 2 1000
220 10 2200
TOTAL
(NUCLEAR)
12 3200
TOTAL (THERMAL+GAS+NUCLEAR) 353 61252
HYDRO 402 18735
GRAND
TOTAL
755 79987
SUMMARY OF BHEL'S CONTRIBUTION TO VARIOUS
CORE SECTORS
POWER TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION
In the T&D sector, BHEL is both a leading equipment-manufacturer and a system-
integrator. BHEL-manufactured T&D products have a proven track record in India
and abroad.
In the area of T&D systems, BHEL provides turnkey solutions to utilities.
Substations and shunt compensation installations set up by BHEL are in operation
all over the country. EHV level series compensation schemes have been installed
in KSEB, MSEB, SMPSEB and POWERGRID networks. Complete HVDC
systems can be delivered by BHEL. The technology for state-of-the-art Flexible
AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) is being developed.

12. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Foundation Day : 26.09.1984
Production Commencement : 01.04.1986
Area : 29.80 Acres
Break-Even Year : 1987-88
Manpower : Executives – 42
: Others – 88
RANGE OF PRODUCTS/SERVICES
S.
NO.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES
01 Bowl Mill spares for XRP/XRS 623, 703HP, 783, 803, 803HP, 883, 1003
Mills.
02 Turbine fasteners & Spares.
03 Rebabbitting of TG bearings.
04 Rotor Repair.
05 Spares for Boiler Auxiliaries like Coal Burners, Fuel Piping, ESP, Air
Preheater & R.C. Feeder spares etc.
06 Hydro Turbine component machining like Guide Vanes, Guide Bearings
etc.
07 Tools & Tackles of Steam Turbines.
08 Limiter Assembly, Oil Filter Assembly & Speed Changer Assembly of
Governing System.
09 Single & Twin rollers for transformers.
10 IMM Shafts for Bhopal.
11 Bus duct of Hydro, Thermal Power plant
12 Turbine Blades Manufacturing

13. LIST OF EXISTING FACILITIES
S.No. EQUIPMENT QT
Y.
BRIEF
DESCRIPTION
MODE
L
MAKE AGE OF
MACHINE
(YEARS)
MACHINE SHOP
01 HOR.BORING
MACHINE
1
No.
Sp.dia.100mm,
Table
1.2Mx1.2M
CBH
100
COOPER 23
02 HOR.BORING
MACHINE
1
No.
Sp.dia.160mm,
Table
1.6Mx1.2M
2B635 RUSSIAN 42
03 VERT.BORING
MACHINE(VTL)
1
No.
Table dia.1.2M
- VTL
Dynacu
t 120
KIRLOSK
AR
23
04 VERT.BORING
MACHINE(RUS
SIAN)
1
No.
Table dia.2.3M 1M553 RUSSIAN 39(Reconditi
onedin
2005)
05 VERT.BORING
MACHINE
1
No.
Table dia.2.5M SK25 CZECH 39(Reconditi
onedin
2002)
06 CENTER
LATHE(L-45)
1
No.
Swing900mm,
Length5M
L45 -
5000
HMT 19
07 CENTER
LATHE(HDL)
1
No.
Swing1.6M,
Length10M
1A665 RUSSIAN 39
08 FACINGLATHE 1
No.
Swing2M,
Length2M
HHD
100
BECO 7
09 CENTER
LATHE(NH-26-
3M)
1
No.
Swing550mm,
Length3M
NH26 -
3000
HMT 19
10 CENTER
LATHE(SMALL)
2
No
s.
Swing550mm,
Length1M
NH26 -
1000
HMT 19
11 CENTER
LATHE(SMALL)
1
No.
Swing250mm,
Length1M
LTM 20 HMT 19
12 CENTER
LATHE(RUSSIA
N)
1
No.
Swing550mm,
Len.1.5M
163 RUSSIAN 39
13 CNC
LATHE(SB-
CNC)
1
No.
Swing760mm,
Length3M
SBCNC
55
HMT Commission
edin 1992
14 CNC
LATHE(NH-26)
1
No.
Swing550mm,
Length1.5M
NH26 -
1500
HMT 17(CNC
System
retrofitted
by BHEL
Bhopal in
2005)
15 MILLING
MACHINE(FGS
-50)
1
No.
Table
1600x300
Universal
FGS 50 CZECH 19

14. 16 MILLING
MACHINE(FN-
3U)
1
No.
Table
1200x200
Universal
FN - 3U HMT 19
17 RADIAL
DRILLING
MACHINE
(RM-65)
2
No
s.
Drill Cap.in
Steel - Dia.50
RM 65 HMT 19
18 RADIAL
DRILLING
MACHINE
(RM-62)
1
No
s.
Drill Cap.in
Steel - Dia.50
RM 62 HMT 27
19 PORTABLE
DRILLING M/C
1
No.
Drill Cap.in
Steel - Dia.50
BPR 50 CZECH 13
20 SLOTTER
MACHINE
1
No.
Stroke 500mm 7M450 RUSSIAN 41
21 CYLINDRICAL
GRINDING
M/C
1
No.
Dia.200mmx2.
2M
G22U HMT 19
22 VER.SURFACE
GRINDER
1
No.
Table
1500x200
BPV
300
CZECH 36
23 PLANO-
MILLING
MACHINE
1
No.
Table
1Mx2.5M
DH4-
10
COOPER 36
24 CNCVERTICAL
BORING
MACHINE
1
No.
Table Dia 2.5
M ; Turning
Dia 2.9 M
MARIO
CARNAG
HI, ITALY
Commission
edin
May'2008
25 CNC
HORIZONTAL
MACHINING
CENTRE
1
No.
PalletSIze
630mm x
630mm
BFW,
BANGAL
ORE
Commission
edin 2007-
08
26 RADIAL
DRILLING
MACHINE
(RM-65)
1
No.
Drill Cap.in
Steel - Dia.50
RM 65 HMT Commissioni
ng inMay'08
FABRICATION SHOP
01 SHEARING
MACHINE
1
No.
16mm MS,
10mmSS x
2.5M
PRESS &
SHEAR
WORKS
19
02 BRAKE PRESS 1
No.
150 Tons3M
Width
150 T /
40H32
SIMTOO
LS
19
03 CO2 WELDING
SET
1
No.
MAXI
MIG
600D
AOL 6
04 TIG WELDING
SET
1
No.
CASTO
TIG
2002
EUTECTI
C
6
05 WELDING
RECTIFIERS
5
No
s.
SSR600
/
GL601
ESAB &
AOL
16 to 19

15. 06 WELDING
TRANFORMER
1
No.
300 Amp.x2 Rocket
arc
AOL 19
07 4-ROLL
BENDING
MACHINE
1
No.
Cap.12mm X 3
M
Bigwoo
d
VOLTAS 39
MATERIAL
PREPARATION
01 POWER SAW 1
No.
DIA.200mm COBRA
12
KIRLOSK
AR
19
02 BANDSAW 1
No.
DIA 350 , SQ.
350
DCTV3
50
ITL 3
03 PUG CUTTING
SET
1
No.
Circle 75 -
1140
ESAB 16
04 PLASMA
CUTTING M/C
1
No.
AirPlasma ZCW
60 W
PLASMA 11
BABBITTING SHOP
01 CENTRIFUGAL
BABBITTING
MACHINE
1
No.
Dia.800mm,
upto1 Ton
MAYANK
TECHNO.
17
02 SHOT
BLASTING
CHAMBER
1
No.
2.5Mx0.3Mx2.
5M
REDEMA
CO
17
03 TINNINGBATH 1
No.
1M Dia.,
800kgs. Cap,
600°C
ALLIED 17(reconditi
onedin
2005)
04 BABBIT
MELT.FURNAC
E
1
No.
200 kgs.,
800°C
SIMPLICI
TY
17
05 STRESS
RELEIVING
FURNACE
1
No.
2.5Mx2Mx1.5
M Chamber
Size,750°C
CALTHER
M
13
SERVICES &
MATL.HANDLING
01 D.G.SET-
160KVA
1
No.
160 kva NT-
743G
CUMMI
NS
16
02 D.G.SET-
250KVA
1
No.
250 kva NTA-
556G
CUMMI
NS
14
12 D.G.SET-
500KVA
1
No.
500 kva CUMMI
NS
5
03 AIR
COMPRESSOR
2
No
s.
6 kg/sq.cm. KHOSLA
COMP.
19
04 EOT CRANE -
20T
1
No.
20/4 Tons
(Remote
Optd.)
UNITECH 19
05 EOT CRANE-
10T
1
No.
10/2 Tons
(Remote
Optd.)
HOIST-O-
MEK
19

16. 06 EOT CRANE-
5T
1
No.
5 Tons
(Pendent
Optd.)
MARK 14
07 EOT CRANE-
2T
1
No.
2 Tons
(Pendent
Optd.)
REVA 6
08 EOT CRANE-
75T
1
No.
75/10
Tons(RemoteO
ptd.)
MUKUN
D
13
10 HYDRA 1
No.
5 Tons ESCORTS 14
11 MAGNETIC
LIFTER
4
No
s.
2 Tons East
Coast
magnets
5
13 HYDRAULIC
MOBILE
CRANE
1
No.
12T ACE Commission
edin 2006-
07
14 BATTERY
OPERATED
TRANSFER
TROLLEY
1
No.
5T OVIS Commission
edin 2006-
07
15 ELECTRONIC
WEIGH
BRIDGE
1
No.
60T Leotroni
cs
Commission
edin 2006-
07
16 JIB CRANE- 2T 2
No
s.
2T Cranex Commission
edin 2007-
08
17 GANTRY
CRANE- 3T
1
No.
3T Cranex Commissioni
ng in
Jun'2008
QUALITY
EQUIPMENTS:
01 PORTABLE
SPECTROMETE
R
1
No.
PMI
MASTE
R
WAS
Germany
Commission
edin 2007-
08
02 X-RAYBASED
PORTABLE
METAL
ANALYSER.
1
No.
X-MET-
3000TX
PLUS
OXFORD,
FINLAND
Commission
edin 2007-
08
03 HARDNESS
TESTER
1
No.
TH160 TIME Commission
edin 2006-
07