New Delhi : Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has expanded its business in the international market by securing export orders from Chile and Estonia. The company has been constantly aligning its export strategy in line with global dynamics.
The company has secured the highest ever export orders of over Rs 10,000 crore from 23 countries in FY 2016-17. With maiden orders for transformer bushing from Niquel Electric Ltda., Chile and Electronic cards from SCANFIL OY Vana Sauga, Estonia, state-run company has now expanded its global footprint to 82 countries across all the six inhabited continents.
Significantly, the company secured its largest ever export order for setting up the 1,320 MW (2×660 MW) Maitree Super Thermal Power Project in Bangladesh. Significantly, won against stiff international competitive bidding, this is BHEL’s largest power project order in the international market. Recently, BHEL also forayed into two other countries in Africa, Togo and Benin.
