BHEL commissions 5 units of Telangana irrigation project

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) announced that the state-owned company has successfully commissioned five pumping units of the 7x139 MW Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS) Package 8, in Telangana. Considerably, the pump for each unit is designed to lift 89.14 cumecs (cubic metres per second) of water by 120.98 metres.

Located in Karimnagar district of Telangana , the greenfield lift irrigation project is being developed by the Irrigation & CAD (I&CAD) department of the Government of Telangana, (formerly known as Pranhita Chevella). This project will help in irrigation and water supply in the nearby areas.

BHEL's scope in the project comprises complete Electrical & Mechanical (E&M) works including design, manufacture, supply and supervision of erection and commissioning of 7 sets of Vertical Pump-Motor sets along with associated auxiliaries. The equipment has been supplied from BHEL's manufacturing units at Bhopal, Rudrapur, Bengaluru and Jhansi, while the supervision of erection and commissioning at the site was carried out by the company's power sector Southern Region division, Chennai.

In Telangana, BHEL has so far commissioned 35 Pump-Motor sets of various ratings cumulatively aggregating to 1,796 MW. In addition, BHEL is presently executing another 30 Pump-Motor sets totaling to 4,082 MW for various Lift Irrigation Schemes in Telangana, viz. Kaleshwaram LIS Package 6,8,10 & 11 and Palamuru Rangareddy LIS Package 5 & 8.

In addition to Lift Irrigation projects, BHEL has made significant contribution to the hydro sector of Telangana and has commissioned 1,073 MW of hydro power projects in the state so far.

Shares of BHEL opened in BSE at Rs.52.10 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 51.85. The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 52.95 and intraday low of 50.90. At the end of the session, the stock was trading at Rs. 51.90, up by 0.10 per cent.