The outstanding order book of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), as of September 30, 2026, was up 17 per cent from its level a year ago.
In an investor presentation filed on stock exchanges, BHEL said that its outstanding order book, as of September 30, 2026 (end of Q2FY27 or H1FY27), stood at Rs.2,57,571 crore. This was 17.3 per cent higher than the comparable Rs.2,19,641 crore, as of September 30, 2025.
Of the latest order book, power transmission accounted for around Rs.13,600 crore, or approximately 5.3 per cent.
Considering business segments other than the core thermal power generation, significant share was seen in nuclear power, defence, transportation, coal gasification and hydropower, the presentation indicated.
Order inflow
BHEL’s new order inflow during the first half (H1: April to September) of FY27 was in the region of Rs.30,000 crore, inclusive of around Rs.4,000 crore worth of orders received in the second quarter (Q2: July to September) of the current fiscal year.
Key diversification initiatives
The presentation has cited design of synchronous condensers for solar power integration as one of the company’s diversification initiatives in the power transmission space.
Thermal capacity
BHEL said that during H1FY27, it achieved 2,260 MW of thermal power capacity addition as against the FY27 (full year) target of 4,790 MW.
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