Largest Thermal Power Plant in Sudan set up by BHEL inaugurated

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) built Kosti (UM DABAKER) Thermal Power Plant (4×125 MW), the largest thermal power plant of Sudan, was inaugurated by His Excellency Omer Hassan Ahmed El-Basheer, President of Sudan. Mr. Atul Sobti, CMD,BHEL and senior officials of the Govt. of Sudan, BHEL as well as the Indian Embassy in Sudan were present on the occasion. Located in Kosti, Sudan. 

BHELhas executed this 500 MW project comprising 4 units of 125 MW each, on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis, having designed, manufactured, supplied and installed the complete power project including associated civil works. Significantly, this is BHEL’s largest oil-fired thermal power plant in the overseas market and also BHEL’s first crude-oil fired thermal power plant in Africa. The project comes close on the heels of the successful completion of BHEL’s 28 MW Nyaborango Hydro project in Rwanda which was recently inaugurated by H.E., the President of Rwanda. In addition, BHEL has also recently commissioned 2×20 MW Steam Turbine and Generators for cogeneration application at Tendaho Sugar Factory in Ethiopia.

BHEL has been present in the African continent almost since its export journey commenced about 40 years back and has references today in almost half of the African continent. Notably,

BHEL  has a presence in 78 countries across all the six continents. As an integrated power plant equipment manufacturer with over 50 years of experience and having installed over 157 GW globally, BHEL is currently engaged in the execution of all types/range of power equipment, be it Thermal, Gas, Nuclear, Hydro or Solar.