Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned a 5-Mw grid-connected solar power plant at Shivasamudram near Mandya. This is the single largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Karnataka.

The plant has been set up by BHEL for state-owned power producer, Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL), at a cost of Rs 62 crore.

The Electronics Division of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has commissioned the 5-MW eco-friendly grid connected solar power plant at Shivanasamudram near Mandya in Karnataka.

This is the largest solar PV power plant executed by BHEL for Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL), the company said in a release here today. BHEL will also operate and maintain the solar power plant for three years, it said.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on Wednesday said it has commissioned a 5 MW Solar Power Plant in Karnataka.

The company will also operate and maintain the solar power plant for three years

The Electronics Division of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has commissioned the 5-MW eco-friendly grid connected solar power plant at Shivanasamudram near Mandya in Karnataka. This is the largest solar PV power plant executed by Bhel for Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL), the company said in a release here today.

New Delhi The government on Thursday approved a proposal for divestment of 10.82% government stake in steel major SAIL and decided to impose an effective duty of 22.3% on import of power equipment — a move that would help public sector BHEL and private firm L&T.

740.6 acre of land owned by VSNL is expected to get R10,000 crore to the exchequer. The company has 740.6 acre of surplus land across three states — Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The new import duty on power equipment for all commercial projects include 5%import duty, 12% CVD and 4% SAD.

New Delhi The power ministry has stuck to it its original proposal to levy a total of 21% import duty on power equipment despite changes sought by a host of central ministries seeking higher duty protection for the domestic engineering firms such as Bhel and L&T.

In a recent draft Cabinet note, the power ministry has retained the proposal to levy 5% basic customs duty, 12% countervailing duty (after the excise hike announced in the Budget to 12%) and 4% special additional duty on power equipment for all categories of projects bearing non-mega, mega and ultra mega tags. Cumulatively, the duty works out close to 23%, which power ministry feels is adequate disincentive for power producers to go for imported equipment.

The government is likely to exempt companies from paying customs duty on equipment imported for existing mega power plants and for which orders have already been placed.

The new tax regime, expected to protect domestic equipment manufacturers such as BHEL and Larsen & Toubro from a 21 per cent levy on imported gear, will however remove the distinction between mega and non-mega for future power projects.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd on Thursday said it has commissioned the third 250 MW advanced-class gas turbine Pragati-III project at Bawana in New Delhi.

Commissions 2,250 MW in first quarter of FY13.

Alstom Projects India Ltd has secured orders worth nearly Rs 530 crore from BHEL to supply components and services for the 660-MW supercritical boilers at NTPC sites of two units in Mouda, Maharash