August 22, 2008

BHEL projects can now be monitored online – Report

In a bid to streamline the monitoring of power project schedules to be completed during the 11th Plan period, the implementation of a new web based project monitoring system covering Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited’s projects has been kicked off.

Mr Jairam Ramesh union minister of state for power & commerce said that "This new monitoring system would enable us to get a real time, concurrent status on project schedules and thereby facilitate collaboration and identification of delays for timely intervention. We are trying to get the system in place by August 15th 2008."

Philadelphia based Primavera Systems Inc has been roped in for implementing the project. The system would enable connectivity to project sites through its monitoring software residing on a centrally located server, thereby enabling collation of information on manufacturing supplies status from BHEL’s units, construction status from project sites, material clearance status and resources allocations at sites.

Equipment supplied by BHEL is slated to account for between 50% and 60% of the total generation capacity of over 78,000 MW envisaged during the 11th Plan period.