YEAR END REVIEW-2009
Bharat
Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) one of the Maharatna PSE under the Department of
Heavy Industry secured following major
orders during the year 2009 (upto November):-
·
Successfully
designed, developed and tested 420 kN and 320 kN
Porcelain Disc Insulators for 800 kV High Voltage Direct Current Transmission
Lines and has become the only supplier in the world for these type of
insulators.
·
Achieved a major milestone with the
manufacture and supply of Space Grade Solar Panels to the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) for their first satellite export project for EADS-Astrium
of Europe.
·
Four major contracts from NTPC, NLC Tamil Nadu
Power Ltd. and Mahagenco cumulatively valued at around Rs. 7,000 crore for the
supply and installation of main plant equipment for thermal power project with
a cumulative capacity of 3,250 MW to be located in the State of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
·
Secured
an order valued at Rs. 3,150 crore from Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company
Limited for installation of two sets of 600 MW each at their upcoming Malwa
Thermal Power Project in Madhya Pradesh through international competitive
bidding.
·
Won the first ever order for Nuclear Steam
Generator for new rating of 700 MWe valued at Rs. 345 crore placed by Nuclear
Power Corporation of India Limited for their Kakrapara Atomic Power Project in Gujarat.
·
Contract for the main plant package at the
upcoming Avantha Bhandar Thermal Power Project in Chhattisgarh, valued at Rs.
1,475 crore, placed by Korba West Power Company Limited for new rating unit of
600 MW thermal Power Plant for their green field power
·
Successfully
Commissioned two Grid Interactive Solar Power if 100 KWp each in Lakshadweep as a part of India’s largest Solar Power based Island Electrification Project in India
·
Largest
ever order in the Industrial Segments for Captive Power Plants cumulatively
valued at Rs. 4015 crore from Hindalco Industries Ltd. for the supply and
erection of the main plant package for its upcoming Captive Power Plants (6x150
MW) at Aditya Aluminium in Orissa
·
Achieved a major milestone with the despatch
of Boiler columns for the first supercritical boiler, being manufactured by
BHEL.
Other achievements of BHEL in India and abroad:
·
BHEL’s
thermal power generating sets achieved record generation of 403.43 billion
units of electricity during the year 2008-09 as against 387.71 billion units in
the previous year contributing 79% of the total power generated in the country
from coal based thermal sets.
·
BHEL
has achieved a major success in the Middle East Region by securing the first
order valued at Rs. 375 crore for two Gas Turbine Generating Units of 126 MW
each from Oman as part of the prestigious six year “Price Agreement (rate
contract)” for 126 MW rating Gas Turbine Generator Packages” with OPD.
The
Centralised Stamping Unit established at Jagdishpur was dedicated to the nation
by Shri Rahul Gandhi, Member of Parliament on 17th August.2009
·
In
international arena, the largest ever export contract of Tishreen 2x200MW
thermal Power Plant Syria signed on 29.10.2009.
·
MOU
signed with Ministry of Power, Govt. of Nigeria for setting up three 500MW
power plants at three different locations in Nigeria.
·
MOU
has been signed between BHEL and MPPGCL on November 17, 2009 for setting up of a Joint Venture Company to
build, own and operate a 2x800MW Super Critical Thermal Power Plant in Khandwa,
MP.
Various Awards won
by BHEL
- Six thermal power station equipped with generating
equipment manufactured by BHEL were
awarded with Govt. of India’s Meritorious Award for excellent performance
based on operating availability and saving on account of reduced inputs.
- Top Export Award for the nineteenth year in succession.
The award was Conferred on BHEL in the category ‘Star Performer in
2007-08: Product Group of Motors,
Generators and Transformers - Large Enterprise’, the award was
presented by the
Hon’ble Union Minister
for Commerce and Industry,
Shri Anand Sharma on 29.08.09
- India Pride Gold Award, instituted by Dainik Bhaskar
Group for excellence in Heavy Industries, was presented by Hon'ble Union
Home Minister to CMD BHEL on 09.10.2009.
- MoU Excellence Award for the year 2006-07 for the
highest growth rate in Market Capitalisation was presented by Hon'ble
Prime Minister, to CMD BHEL on 15.10.2009.
II. Engineering Projects India Ltd. (Major orders booked
by EPI)
·
Secured orders worth Rs.1317.43 crores during
the month of August, 2009. The major projects secured include Construction of ESI Medical & PG Institute at Joka,
Kolkata for value of Rs.514.58 crores.
Construction of Medical College & Hospital at Baltikuri, Kolkata for
a value of Rs.761.70 crores.
·
Secured
orders worth Rs.250.65 crores during the month of October, 2009 for construction of Border Outposts (BoPs) for Border
Security Force along the Indo Bangladesh Border in Mizoram & Tripura for a
value of Rs. 75.65 crore. Construction of Flood Lighting along Indo Bangladesh
Border in the State of Mizoram for a value of Rs. 150.00 crore.
Development of Regional Centre of Indira Gandhi National Open University
(IGNOU) IN Bangalore for a value of Rs. 25.00 cror
III
HMT Ltd.
HMT Watches Limited participated in the
HITEX International Watch Expo-2009 Exhibition held from 27th to 30th
November 2009
at Hyderabad.
IV Some of the activities of National
Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP) includue .
·
Commissioning
and handing over of EMC lab at VRDE, Ahmednagar took place on 16th
August, 2009
in the august presence of Hon’ble Minister, and Hon,ble
Minister of State, Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises. The ABS Test Tracks are scheduled to be
completed by March, 2010.
·
Under the Rs. 1718 crore NATRIP Project, which
envisages setting up of world class modern testing, homologation and R&D
centres at 7 locations across India, so far works have been completed for Rs.
……. crore, work in advance stages at all sites to ensure completion in all
respects by end of 2011..
V. Automotive
Sector
- The Indian Automobile Vehicle Industry witnessed a
crisis in recent past owing to global economic slowdown. To tide over the situation
Govt. of India took immediate remedial action and announced three stimulus
packages (First on 7.12.2008,
second on 2.1.2009 and third on 24.2.2009). As a result the automobile sector
posted positive results with all the segments posting good growth figures,
barring M&HCV, M&HCV goods carrier category and 3-wheeler goods carriers category.
The passenger vehicle segment of the automobile sector witnessed
21.21% in domestic sales for the period April to November 2009 over the
corresponding period last year. On the export front, the Indian automobile
industry witnessed a growth of 8.16% for the period April to November 2009
over the corresponding period last year.
- DHI, in collaboration with five
other Ministries and SIAM and ACMA, organised the 4th
International Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Conference & Rally in Delhi between 23rd & 25th , November,
2009 which saw very high level participation by delegates from across the
world. India also took over the
chairmanship of the Informal Group on EFVs from Germany.
VII.
OTHER MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
1.
A National Seminar on emerging & existing opportunities In the
Capital Goods Industry was organized by Department of Heavy Industry in
association with CII. on 27.02.2009 at New Delhi.
The Seminar was addressed by a number of prominent speakers both from
the Government and private sector dealing with the Capital Goods Industry. The
seminar provided important inputs for Government Policy formulation in regard
to the Capital Goods Sector.
2.
Hon’ble
Minister(HI&PE) held meetings with Chief
Executives of the Public Sector Enterprises under Department of Heavy
Industries and attended detailed presentation on their functioning. During these meetings, strategic options for
their revival, restructuring and business promotion were discussed in detail
3.
The
Hon’ble Minister (HI&PE) held Meetings with the Captains of Indian
Industries of Automobile, Heavy Electricals and Machine Tools Sectors and with
the representatives of import Industry organisation such as CII, FICCI, SIAM etc.
to ascertain from them important issues affecting their growth
prospects, that require Government intervention
4.
A
specific Action Plan for initiating certain important measures during the first
100-Days of the new Government has been drawn and follow up action are being
taken.
VIII.
Performance of major PSEs
Production of the PSEs under the
Department stood at Rs. 33335.74 cr. during January to November, 2009 as
against Rs. 28260.65 cr. during the corresponding period last year. This shows an increase of 17.96%.
IX. Dividend Paid by the PSEs under the
Department of Heavy Industry for the year 2008-09
BHEL Rs. 265.20 Cr.
HPC Rs.
12.95 Cr.
EPI Rs.
7.08 Cr.
B&R Rs.
0.55 Cr.
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