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BEML flags off nation's first 205t electric dump truck

By Niranjan Mudholkar,

Added 12 September 2018

Aimed to address the growing demand for higher capacity equipment in the mining industry

Flagging-off of BH205E BY CMD BEML and CMD NCL

 

BEML Limited, a public-sector company under the Ministry of Defence and a premier manufacturer of mining & construction equipment, has launched an indigenously designed and developed nation's first 205T Electric Drive Rear Dump Truck (Model BH205-E). This will address the growing demand for higher capacity equipment in the mining industry. At a function held at Mysore recently (Sep 10, 2018), Deepak Kumar Hota, CMD, BEML and P. K. Sinha, CMD, Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), flagged off the equipment, for its use in NCL Project.

BH205E is an electric drive rear dump truck for large scale mining operations. Indigenously designed and developed BH205E Dump Truck is powered by Tier II emission compliant Modular Common Rail Electronic Engine with 2300 HP. The AC drive system has been engineered to provide exceptional haul road performance with reduced maintenance.

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