Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has successfully commissioned a 250 MW unit based on eco-friendly Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC) technology, using low quality coal (lignite) as the primary fuel. This unit has been commissioned at Bhavnagar Energy Company Ltd (BECL)'s 2x250 MW thermal power project, located at Padva village in Bhavnagar District of Gujarat. The project is equipped with CFBC technology that enables use of low quality lignite as fuel.

The second unit of this project is also in an advanced stage of completion. Significantly, this is the third 250 MW unit based on CFBC technology, commissioned by BHEL, with two other units having been commissioned earlier by BHEL in Tamil Nadu. In addition, BHEL has earlier executed the 4x125 MW Surat Lignite Power project at Nani Naroli in district Surat, Gujarat, also involving CFBC technology.

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