BHEL scouts for tech alliances

CHENNAI: BHEL is scouting for technology partners to meet its growing requirements of heavy forgings. In the absence of an Indian supplier in the field, the PSU is sourcing it from Saarschmide in Germany and from Italy and Japan. ���We are expanding capacity and looking for technology partners. No one makes such heavy forgings in India,��� BHEL director (HR) Anil Sachdev told reporters on Friday. Though BHEL is procuring large orders on EPC basis, there are delays in the supply by vendors. It is now looking for new vendors.

Globally, power sector has attracted substantial investments and this has created problems in supply chain logistics, Mr Sachdev said. But hectic civil work is apace at all its plants. BHEL has been recruiting engineers and supervisors.

���Delays in projects due to capacity constraints are history. Now, we do not see any delays, particularly in boiler turbine generators,��� he added.