Lok Sabha Question No. 1453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Diversifying Operations in BHEL
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: K. Subbarayan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1453

ANSWERED ON 07.12.2021

## DIVERSIFYING OPERATIONS IN BHEL

## 1453. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  diversify  operations  in  Bharat  Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL);
- (b) the strategy/plans to be implemented;
- (c) the time by which the new renewable energy technologies are to be adopted; and
- (d) the outcome of the diversification strategy?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

(a),  (b)  &  (d) :  Bharat  Heavy  Electricals  Limited  (BHEL)  on  a  continuous  basis  assesses  its portfolio of offerings including diversification avenues.

The Company has created various customer focused business groups such as for Nuclear, Hydro,  Defence  &  Aerospace,  Transportation,  Energy  storage  including  e-mobility,  Solar, Water,  Captive  Power  &  Process  Plant,  Make-in-India  etc.  in  its  endeavour  to  reinforce diversification efforts, besides to explore business opportunities in such areas.

BHEL in the recent past has forayed / enhanced offerings / contracted various products / systems / solutions as part of its diversification initiative, which include the following:

Power Sector (including thermal, hydro, nuclear, solar, transmission)

- (i) Emission  control  solutions  viz.  Flue  Gas  Desulphurization  (FGD)  and  Selective  Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
- (ii) Combustion Modification package / systems for thermal power plants
- (iii)BHEL  along  with  consortium  partners  NTPC  Ltd.  and  IGCAR  (Indira  Gandhi  Centre  for Atomic  Research)  successfully  completed  the  R&D  phase  for  Development  of  Advanced Ultra Super-Critical (AUSC) Technology for Thermal Power Plants
- (iv) Lift Irrigation Schemes (LIS) - pump & motor sets
- (v) Expanded offerings to include large scale utility floating solar projects, canal top solar, large scale utility seasonable tilt-able solar PV plants, Passive tracker based solar power plants and Power Conditioning Units (PCUs)
- (vi) Development of various 765kV class power transmission equipment

## Transportation Sector

- (i) Developed and supplied India's first regeneration system for 5000 HP WAG-7 locomotive, for Indian Railways' fleet of conventional electric locomotives
- (ii) First  air-conditioned  local  train  for  Mumbai  (manufactured  by  BHEL  and  Integral  Coach Factory)
- (iii)In  partnership  with  Indian  Railways (IR) successfully commissioned a 1.7 MW pilot solar photovoltaic plant at Bina, which is one of its kind as the power is evacuated and directly fed into the Traction substation for utilisation for traction purposes
- (iv) Developed and supplied 9000 HP WAG-9HH Locomotives with BHEL propulsion electrics, including 1200 kW 3-phase traction motors for Indian Railways

## Defence & Aerospace Sector

- (i) Offering of / order bagged for Upgraded SRGMs (Super Rapid Gun Mounts) - Indian Navy
- (ii) Supply of Compact Heat Exchangers for 'Tejas' (India's indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA))
- (iii)Working  protocol  signed  with  Zorya  Ukraine,  Indian  Navy  and  BHEL,  for  localization  of manufacturing of Marine Gas Turbine Aggregates in India  - a step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat in Defence equipment production
- (iv) Maiden Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) - INS Vikrant successfully completed basis trails at Kochi, wherein BHEL has supplied Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS)
- (v) Appreciation  letter  received  from  ISRO's  Liquid  Propulsion  Systems  Centre  (LPSC),  for completion of manufacturing of Central Rings for Chandrayaan-3 Project in record time

## Oil & Gas Sector

- (i) First-ever lump-sum turn-key (LSTK) order for Process Unit for Sulphur Recovery Unit (525 TPD) from IOCL, Paradip against stiff competition - foray into Downstream Oil and Gas business
- (ii) First-ever  order  for  650  MT  Fractionator  Column  from  HPCL  Rajasthan  Refinery  Ltd. (HRRL),  enabling  BHEL  to  qualify  for  high  tonnage  (crude  distillation  unit  /  vacuum distillation unit) columns, vessels in future projects
- (iii) First-ever order for oil heater package for Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) unit of IOCL, Panipat

## Other Sectors

- (i) Developed and supplied EV (electric vehicle) chargers and solar based charging stations.
- (ii) Maiden  order  for  installation  of  Battery  Energy  Storage  System  (BESS)  of  410  KWH cumulative capacity from M/s TERI (The Energy and Resource Institute)
- (iii) Development and manufacture of medical-grade oxygen plants using CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum technology
- (iv) Indigenous  development  of  Air  Pollution  Control  Tower  (APCT)  and  its  prototype installation in Noida (in association with Noida Administration)

For meeting long term organizational and national objectives of 'Aatma Nirbhar Bharat', BHEL has undertaken several initiatives through dedicated teams in other upcoming areas, such as  Coal  to  Methanol  (for  which  BHEL  has  indigenously  designed,  installed  and  demonstrated 0.25 TPD Methanol generation technology demonstration plant using high ash Indian coal - a first  of  its  kind  in  India),  Hydrogen  economy  (generation,  storage,  utilization),  Industry  4.0 solutions for process industries (remote monitoring & diagnostics, spares & services business), Battery Energy Systems and Additive Manufacturing.

(c): In renewable energy, BHEL has been in the field of solar photo-voltaic (SPV) since 1980's, and in hydro-electric power projects since 1970's. The Company has in place a mechanism for regularly assessing technological requirements, which are addressed through in-house developments or collaborations.

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