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BHEL commissions record 15,059 MW projects in FY16

State-run power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd (BHEL) has commissioned projects amounting to 15,059 MW in financial year 2015-16, its highest-ever.

The company also achieved its highest-ever power generation capacity addition of 13,061 MW to the Indian utility segment, a jump of 59% from the previous year. 

The order book of BHEL amounted to Rs 43,727 crore in 2015-16, up 42% from the previous year and the highest in the last five years. This comprises orders worth Rs 38,529 crore in the power segment and Rs 5,125 crore in the industry segment. The company ended the year with a total order book of over Rs 110,000 crore.