Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Indian government-owned manufacturer
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| September 2024 | Received first-ever order to demonstrate methanol firing in a Gas Turbine at the 350 MW Kayamkulam Combined Cycle Power Plant in Kerala. |
| 2023 | BHEL and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly pursue business opportunities in nuclear power plants based on Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) technology. |
| May 2023 | BHEL acknowledged Indian Railways' ambitious targets for technological upgradation, particularly in signaling systems, and committed to participating in the modernization process. |
| 2022 | BHEL and Titagarh Wagons formed a consortium and emerged as the second lowest bidder in a Government of India tender to supply 80 Vande Bharat Trains, with BHEL responsible for supplying critical train components including propulsion systems, traction converters, and mechanical bogies. |
| 2022 | Produced first Bus Potential Transformer Module by an Indian manufacturer, achieving 57% cost savings and 80% reduction in panel size and weight compared to conventional designs. |
| 2019 | BHEL and Libcoin initiated talks to form a consortium for building a lithium-ion battery plant in India, with initial capacity of 1GWh and plans to scale up to 30GWh in the future. |
| December 31 2019 | Achieved a world record at Kaiga 1 nuclear power plant by running continuously for 962 unbroken days. |
| 2017 | Norway's sovereign wealth fund removed BHEL from its investment portfolio due to environmental concerns about the Rampal coal power plant project near the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh. |
| 2016 | BHEL exceeded 170 GW installed base of power generating equipment with an all-time high commissioning of 15,000 MW in a single fiscal year. |
| 2015 | BHEL retained market leadership in the Power Sector with a 74% market share. |
| 2015 | BHEL recorded its highest ever commissioning/synchronization of 15,059 MW of power plants in domestic and international markets, marking a 59% increase over the previous year. |
| 2012 | BHEL invested approximately ₹1,252 Crore on R&D efforts, representing 2.50% of the company's turnover, focusing on new product and system developments. |
| 2011 | Developed world's first 1200 kV Ultra High Voltage Alternating Current (UHVAC) Transformer of 333 MVA rating, entirely through in-house know-how. |
| 2011 | Ranked 9th most innovative company in the world by Forbes magazine. Filed 303 patents and copyrights, bringing total intellectual capital to 1,438 patents and copyrights. |
| 2011 | BHEL applied for more than one patent or copyright per working day during the fiscal year. |
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