Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is India's largest engineering and manufacturing company involved in power generation, transmission, industry, transportation, and renewable energy. It was established in 1953 in Bhopal and has grown significantly since, with 15 manufacturing divisions and over 150 project sites across India and abroad. BHEL has a 59% market share in India's power generation sector and is among the top 12 power equipment manufacturers globally. It aims to provide quality products, systems, and services while adhering to high standards for innovation, customer satisfaction, and sustainability.

1. 2.1 Company profile:
Bharat heavy electrical limited (BHEL) was first established in the year 1953 at Bhopal
and started its operation from the year 1956 with the head Quarters in New Delhi. It is the state
Owned public Enterprise that comes under the industry of Electrical Equipment, with its present
Chairmen and managing Director Mr. B. Prasad Rao.
Objectives:
Ushering in the indigenous heavy electrical industry in India.
Vision:
A World Class Engineering Enterprise committed to enhancing stakeholder value.
Mission:
To be an Indian Multinational Engineering Enterprise providing total business solutions
through Quality products, systems and services in the fields of energy, industry, transportation,
infrastructure and other potential areas.
Values:
Zeal to excel and zeal to change, integrity and fairness in all matters, respect for dignity
and potential of individuals, strict adherence to commitments, ensure speed of response, foster
learning, Creativity and teamwork, Loyalty and pride in the company.
SWOT Analysis of BHEL:
The strength, Weakness, Opportunities & Threats that are experienced by BHEL as a
growing concern are as follow
Strength:
1. Vast pool of trained employees
2. Excellent state of art facilities
3. Good working environment

2. 4. Maintains good rapport between management and trade.
5. Products are manufactured according to the international quality standards.
Weaknesses:
1. System implementation inadequate
2. No of financial packages
3. Poor incentive facilities
Opportunities:
1. Navarathan company status
2. Expanding core business
3. Government support
4. Widen product range.
Threats:
1. Increase in competition
2. Change in political factors
3. Minute problem in infrastructure facilities
2.2 Introduction:
BHEL has established in the year 1953 in Bhopal and started its operation from the year
1956. Following with the consecutive years after 1956, BHEL has spread itself in the country by
establishing plans in Hardware, Hyderabad and Thrichiripally. The unit of BHEL was set up in
the year 1964 and started its operations from the year 1965 with an objective to set up
manufacturing 60MV and 110MW stream Turbo Generator Sets for the State Electricity Boards.
BHEL is one of the largest engineering and manufacturing companies in India in terms of
turnover, ushering in the indigenous Heavy Electrical Equipment industry in India a dream that
has been more than realized with a well-recognized record of accomplishment of performance.
The company has been earning profits continuously since 1971-72 and paying dividends since
1976-77.

3. The company is engaged in the design, engineering, manufacture, construction, testing,
commissioning and servicing and servicing of a wide range of products and services for the core
sectors of the economy, viz. Power, Transmission, Industry, Transportation, Renewable Emerge,
oil & gas and Defence. It is presently having 15 manufacturing divisions, two repair units, four
regional offices, eight service centres eight overseas of fives and 15 regional centres and
currently operates at more than 150 project site’s across India and abroad. It also place strong
emphasis on innovation and creative development of new technologies. Try research and
development (R&D) efforts are aimed not only improving the performance and efficiency of our
existing products, but also at using state-of-the-art technologies and processes to develop new
products. This enables it to have a strong customer orientation, to be sensitive to their needs and
respond quickly to the changes in the market.
The high level of quality & reliability of its products is due to adherence to international
standards by acquiring and adapting some of the best technologies from leading companies in the
world including General Electric Company, Alston SA, Siemens Agenda Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries Ltd., together with technologies developed in our own R & D centres. Most of its
manufacturing units and other entities have been accredited to Quality Management systems
(ISO 9001:2008), Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001:2004) and Occupational
Health & Safety Management Systems (OHSMS 18001:2007).
BHEL has a share of around 59% in India’s total installed generating capacity
contributing 69% (approximately) to the total power generated from utility sets (Exploiting non
conventional capacity) of march 30 2012 the company has been exporting its power and industry
segment products and services for approximately 40 years it has exported its products and
services to more than 70 countries, including Malaysia, Iraq, the UAE, Egypt and New Zealand.
The companies’ physical experts range from turnkey projects after sales services.
Overall BHEL is the 9th largest public sector Undertaking known as Navarathan and
globally it is the 12th largest power Equipment Manufacturing in the world as well it also one
among the few companies in the world in the development of Integrated Gasification cycle.
2.2.1 Corporate profile:

4. BHEL is amongst world’s rarest few who have the capability to manufacture entire range
of the power plant equipment. Since its inception, BHEL is maintaining a consistent record of
accomplishment of growth, performance and profitability.
The company has grown in stature over the years with continued inflow of orders,
manufacturing prowess, continued thrust on technology leading to a strong presence in domestic
and international markets as a major supplier of power plant equipments besides establishing
substantial inroads in select segment of products in industrial sector and railways. The company
has realized the capability to deliver 15,000 MW power equipment capacities and the further
expansion program is underway to reach 20,000 MW p. at by 2012.
2.2.2 Powergeneration:
In power generation segment, BHEL is the largest manufacturer in India supplying wide
range of products & systems for thermal, nuclear, gas and hydro based utility and captive power
plants.
BHEL has proven turnkey capabilities for executing power projects from concept to
commissioning. BHEL supplied utility power generating sets have crossed the landmark of
100,000 MW and continue to maintain the record of nearly two third of the overall installed
capacity and around three four of the power generated in India. BHEL supplies steam turbines,
generators, boilers and matching auxiliaries up to 800 MW ratings, including sets of 660/700/800
MW based on supercritical technology. BHEL has facilities to 1000 MW unit size. To make
efficient use of high ash content coal available in India, BHEL also supplies circulating fluidized
bed combustion (CFBC) boilers for thermal plants.
2.2.3 Industries:
BHEL is a leading manufacturer of a variety of industrial systems & products to meet the
demand of a number of industries, like metallurgical, mining, cement, paper, refineries & petro
chemicals etc. Besides captive / Industrial Power Utilities. BHEL has supplied systems and
individual products including a large number of co generation captive power plants, centrifugal
compressors, Drive turbines, Industrial boilers and auxiliaries, waste heat recovery bailers, gas
turbines, pumps, heat exchangers , Electrical machines, values heavy castings and forgings

5. Electrostatic precipitators, ID/FD Fans seamless steel tubes etc. BHEL also emerged as a major
supplier of controls and instrumentation systems, especially distributed digital control systems
for various power plants and industries.
2.2.4 Transportation:
Most of the trains of Indian Railways, whether electric or diesel poured, are equipped
with BHEL’s traction propulsion system and controls. The systems supplied are both with the
conventional DC and state of the art AC drives. India’s first underground metro at Kolkata with
electrics manufactured and supplied by BHEL. BHEL has proved once again its capabilities and
technological excellence by successfully establishing itself as an indigenous manufacturer of
energy efficient IGBT based propulsion system for AC drives, a landmark achievement in
transportation sector.
2.2.5 Oil and Gas:
BHEL possesses expertise to design, manufacture and service various types of onshore
rigs to suit the Indian service conditions. The range of equipment covers onshore deep drilling
rigs, super-deep rigs, hell-rigs, and work – over rigs, mobile rigs and desert rigs with matching
draw works and hoisting equipment. BHEL now has the capability to manufacture conventional
on shore deep drilling rigs up to a well depth of 9000 meters. Mobile rigs to a depth of 3000
meters and well servicing rigs to a well depth of 6100 meters. The company is in the process of
manufacturing environment friend AC-technology based oil rings for onshore application.
BHEL is supplying onshore drilling rig equipment viz. Draw works, Rotary-table,
Travelling block, swivel, mast and sub structure, Mud systems and Rig electrics, Well heads &
X-Mass tree valves up to 10,000 psi rating for onshore as well as offshore application to ONGC,
oil India Ltd. and private Drilling Companies.
2.2.6 Transmission:

6. BHEL has significant presence in the field of power transmission in India with a range of
transmission systems and products. The products manufactured by BHEL include power
transformers, instrument transformers, Dry type transformers, Shunt reactors, Vacuum and SF6
switchgear, Gas insulated switchgears, Ceramic insulators, etc. Major critical hardware such as
capacitor banks, circuit breakers, control and protection equipment and thrusters valves are in the
manufacturing range.
BHEL has emerged as the first company in India to indigenously develop and
manufacture 333 MVA, 1200 KV transformer. BHEL has also manufactured 1200 KV CVT for
transmission test station of PGCIL at Binna and 530 KN disc insulators for 1200 KV UHVAC
transmission lines. Notably, BHEL has received the break through order for worlds first +/-800
KV 6000 MW Ultra High voltage Multi-terminal DC Transmission Link between North –east
and Agra from power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
BHEL has developed and commissioned indigenous 36 KV and 145 KV Gas insulated
substation (GIS). The company is now developing 33 KV double bus design to meet the
transmission requirements. The company has emerged as the only indigenous manufacturer of
largest rating (5 MVA) Dry Type Transformers.
The company accepts full project responsibility for feasibility / system studies, execution
and commissioning of Fixed Series compensation / controlled shunt Reactor schemes.
2.2.7 Technologyup Gradation, (R&D):
BHEL’s products and systems are technology intensive and R&D technology
development is of strategic importance in its endeavour to become an all-inclusive engineering
enterprise. During the year, BHEL has invested Rs 982 Cr on R&D an effort that is 18% higher
than previous year. A turnover of Rs 7809 Cr was achieved through products and systems
developed in-house, an increase of 23% over the previous year. A total of 91 patents and
copyrights were granted during the year enhancing the intellectual capital to 1438 patents
&copyrights.
Significantly, BHEL was ranked as the number one company in terms of filing patents
and second highest investor in R&D in India by Economic Times intelligence Group. The

7. company won the coveted CII-Thompson Reuters Innovation Award-2010 in the ‘’Hi Tech
Corporate’’ category in recognition of its innovation and entrepreneurship in India.
In conformity with engineering and technology objective, the corporate R & d Division at
Hyderabad leads BHEL’s research efforts using emerging technologies to offer state –of-the-art
total engineering solutions. Research and product development caner is at each of the
manufacturing divisions play a complementary role. Centres of excellence have set up for
simulators, Computational Fluid Dynamics, permanent Magnet Machines, Surface Engineering,
Intelligence Machines, Robotics, and Machine Dynamics. As the seventh in the series, BHEL
has established a Centre of Excellence for Compressors & Pumps Dynamics.
In addition to the Corporate R&D Division, BHEL has four specialized institute, wiz…,
Welding Research Institute at Tricky, Ceramic Technological Institute at Bangalore, centre for
Electric Tractions and Hydro lab at Bhopal and pollution control Research Institute at Haridwar.
2.2.8 Human Resource Development Institute:
Guided by the HRD mission statement ``To promote and inculcate a value-based culture
utilizing the fullest potential of Human Resources for achieving the BHEL Mission’’, the HRDI
through a step by step strategic long term training process and several short term need based
programmes based on comprehensive organizational research, enables the human resources to
unearth and hone their potential.
In a major advancement, an integrated Human Resource Management system was
implemented during the year 2010-11, which aims at reaching out to the internal stakeholders on
real time basis and redefining the role of HR functions as a strategic partner in business, through
process standardizations, optimization and seamless enterprise integration.
Some of the core programs include strategic need based programs, competency based
programs and functional programs like Advanced Management Programs, General Management
programs, Strategic Management Programs, Senior Management Programs, Middle Management
Programs, Young Management Programs and self-starter programs for budding managers.

8. In addition, the HRDI provides professional support to corporate HR and HRDCS at
units/divisions. HRDI is also accepting consulting assignments from other organizations in a
selective manner.
2.2.9 Health, safety and Environment Management:
BHEL’S commitment towards environment is reflected in all its activities, products and
services, providing safe and healthy working environment to all stakeholders. In conformity with
its concern for environment, the company has taken up a number of Environment Improvement
projects(EIPS), which include projects like plantation of 31 lack trees, 47 lack sq Meter of green
coverage, and 110 rainwater harvesting plants and energy and resource conservation projects in
and around manufacturing units. These projects aimed at enriching the environment,
conservation of precious resources like water, energy fuel, oil etc.
BHEL has been actively developing and acquiring lean technologies for power
generation enabling its customers to minimize the impact of power generation on the
environment. Reinforcing its commitment of optimum utilization of natural resources as well as
its concern for the environment, BHEL has developed dynamic classifier systems to improve
combustion efficiency of boiler and reduction of NOx emission. The company has taken up
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a more
focused and vigorous way. A broad reference list of CDM activity projects both of in- house
implementation and joint claim projects with customers have been generated. CDM is a planned
activity for each unit and carbon credit forms part of budgeted activity.
The company won the prestigious Golden peacock Award for occupational health &
safety 2010 from the institute of directors for significant achievements in the file of occupational
Health & Safety.
2.2.10 CorporateSocialResponsibility:
BHEL has developed a CSR schemes and its mission statement on CSR is ``be a
committed corporate citizen, alive towards its corporate social Responsibility’’.

9. Fastening the tradition of repaying the society by actively participating in the welfare of
local communities through numerous CSR initiatives, BHEL undertaken socio-economic and
community development programmes to promote education, improvement of living conditions
and hygiene in villages and communities located approximately its manufacturing plants and
project sites spread across the country. Thrust is being given in eight areas self-employment
generation, environment protection, community development, Education, Health management &
medical aid, orphanages & old-age Homes, infrastructural development and Disaster calamity
Management. In addition, BHEL provides financial assistance to various NGOs/trusts/social
welfare so cities that are engaged in social activities throughout the country.
In conformity with CSR Guidelines issued by department of public Enterprises BHEL
has adopted its CSR policy from 2010-11. BHEL was awarded the distinguished fellow award
2010 from the institute of Directors for outstanding contribution in the field of corporate
governance and corporate social responsibility.
2.2.11 Participationin the UN’S Global Compact Program:
As the world largest global corporate citizenship initiative, the Global Compact Program
is the first and the foremost concern, which is exhibiting a building the social legitimacy of
business and markets. BHEL has continued to play a prominent part in the United Nation’s
Global Compact programme on CSR by promoting the core values on human rights, labour
standards, environment and anti - corruption and intends to advance these principles forming part
of its strategy & culture within its sphere of influence. BHEL demonstrated its commitment
through regular pooling of communication of progress (COP) on the UNGC website.
2.2.12 Conclusion:
Finally, over the years BHEL has increased its capacity range and diversified its
operations to many other areas. Today’s, a wide range of products are manufactured by its units,
catering to the needs of variety of industries like fertilizers & chemicals, petrochemicals &
Refineries, paper. Sugar steel etc and can be seen as a future monopoly in the field of Electrical
Equipment Industry in India.
2.3 Products Manufacturing at BHEL:

10. 1. Boiler [(steam generator) under collaboration with combustion Engineering USA]
2. Gas Generator
3. Hydro Generator
4. Steam Turbine
5. Gas Turbine
6. Hydro Turbine
7. Transportation Equipments
8. Transformer
9. Switchgear
10. Oil Field Equipments (Under collaboration with National oil well Varco)
11. Boiler Drum
12. Water Wall Wane
13. Wind Mill
14. Valves
15. Electrostatic Precipitators
16. R & D products
2.4 Major Achievements:
1. Acquired certifications for Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001) Environment
Management System (ISO 14001) Moreover, Occupational Health & Safety Management
Systems (OHSAS 18001).
2. Installed Equipment for over 90000 MV of power generation.
3. Supplied over 225000 MVA transformer capacity and other equipment operating in
Transmission & Distribution network up to 400kv (AC& DC).
4. Supplied Traction electrics and AC/DC locos to power over 12000 km Railway network.
5. Supplied one million valves to power plants and other industries.
2.5 Awards Received:
1. Scope Meritorious Award. (for R&D technology development and innovation)
2. MOU Excellence Award 2009-10.
3. NDTV profit Business Leadership Award (2 years in successive).

11. 4. Three ICWAI National Award for Excellence in cost Management.
5. Essar steel Infrastructure Excellence Award.
6. Four National Safeties Award.
7. Intellectual Property Award.
8. Golden peacock Award 2011.(for occupational health and safety)
9. Golden peacock Award 2011.(for innovative management)
10. EXIM Achievement Award. (Tamil Chamber of commerce)
2.6 Other Awards:
1. Dainik Bhaskar India Pride Golden Award 2011.
2. Gentle Giant Award.
3. Eneritia Award 2011.
4. Top Export Award.
5. 8 Prime Minister Shram Awards.
6. 2 shram Bhushan Awards.
7. 5-vishvakarna Rastriya puraskar.
8. Eminent Engineering Personality of India Award.
9. Forbes India leadership Award 2011.
10. Sivananda eminent personality of citizen Award 2011.