BackBHEL will invest Rs3,200cr in 11th Plan
BHEL will invest Rs3,200cr in 11th Plan
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New Delhi: Power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has confirmed that it will spend ₹ 3,200 crore in the 11th Five-Year Plan period to increase manufacturing capacity from the current 6,000 MW to 15,000 MW per annum.
The company would be spending ₹ 1,200 crore to augment its capacity to 10,000 MW by end of 2007. They would be able to meet its investment and funding requirements through internal accruals and resources raised from the market.
Enhanced capacity together with super critical technology and skilled workforce would further strengthen the company’s position in the domestic market.
BHEL said installed capacity base in the country was expected to increase by 1,50,000 MW by the end of 12th Plan and it expected enhanced capacity of 10,000 MW to meet the immediate power equipment demand for the 11th Plan.
The company was focused on addition of facilities for various products in manufacturing units and for construction of tools and equipment for erection and commissioning services at project sites, the statement said.
BHEL would also replace ageing facilities for improving product quality, reducing cost and cycle time and enhancing productivity, besides modernising and upgrading equipment at various power plant sites for meeting enhanced erection load and shorter commissioning schedules, it said.
Expansion plans would include adding work centre capacities to existing manufacturing units, the company said.
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