(Info) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Jhansi

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Jhansi

About BHEL:

By the end of 5th five-year plan, it was envisaged by the planning commission that the demand for power transformer would rise in the coming years. Anticipating the country’s requirement BHEL decided to set up a new plant, which would manufacture power and other types of transformers in addition to the capacity available in BHEL Bhopal. The Bhopal plant was engaged in manufacturing transformers of large ratings and Jhansi unit would concentrate on power transformer upto 50 MVA, 132 KV class and other transformers like Instrument Transformers, Traction transformers for railway etc.

This unit of Jhansi was established around 14 km from the city on the N.H. No 26 on Jhansi Lalitpur road. It is called second-generation plant of BHEL set up in 1974 at an estimated cost of Rs 16.22 crores inclusive of Rs 2.1 crores for township. Its foundation was laid by late Mrs. Indira Gandhi the prime minister on 9th Jan. 1974. The commercial production of the unit began in 1976-77 with an output of Rs 53 lacs since then there has been no looking back for BHEL Jhansi.

Products:

Transformers:

TYPE	RANGE
Power Transformer	upto 400 kV/315 MVA
Rectifier Transformer	upto 132 KV/120 kA
Furnace Transformer	upto 33 kV/60 MVA
Transformer for ESP	upto 95 kVp/1400mA
Voltage Transformer	upto 220 kV
Current Transformer	upto 400 kV
Traction Transformers Single Phase Freight Loco - upto 25 kV/5400kVA Three Phase Freight Loco - upto 25 kV/7475kVA	upto 25 kV/5400kVA upto 25 kV/7475kVA
Transformer for ACEMU upto 25 kV/1550 kVA	upto 25 kV/1550 kVA
Cast Resin Dry Type Transformer upto 33 kV/15 MVA	upto 33 kV/15 MVA