Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has announced the successful commissioning of the country's first thermal set of 525 MW rating at Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Project in Jharkhand.

BHEL had won the order for the 2x525 MW greenfield power project outbidding a leading Chinese equipment supplier under an international competitive bidding process from Maithon Power Ltd (MPL).

MPL is a joint ven