BHEL commissions another 500 MW unit at NTPC Rihand plant

“With the commissioning of the fifth unit,the cumulative generating capacity of Rihand STPS has gone up to 2,500 MW (5×500 MW),” the company said in a statement.

Previously,BHEL had commissioned four 500 MW units at the power plant. Similar sets have been installed by the firm at NTPC’s projects at Vallur,Simhadri and Mouda.

“For NTPC,BHEL is also presently executing contracts at Barh (2×660 MW),Jhajjar (1×500 MW),Vallur (2×500 MW),Rihand (1×500 MW),Mouda (1×500 MW),Vindhyachal (2×500 MW),Bongaigaon (3×250 MW),Muzaffarpur (2×195 MW) and Nabinagar (4×250 MW),” the statement said.