New Delhi, April 16 (IANS): State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) on Thursday said it has fully commissioned the 2,400 MW O.P. Jindal thermal power project in Chhattisgarh.

"The unit has been commissioned at Jindal Power Ltd's O.P. Jindal 4X600 MW thermal power plant located at Tamnar in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh," BHEL said in a statement.

The previous three units were commissioned by BHEL in the last three months.

The scope of work in the contract included design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of steam turbines, generators and boilers, besides controls and instrumentation and Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs), BHEL said.

On Monday, the company said it has commissioned another 600-MW unit of Dainik Bhaskar Power Ltd's upcoming 2x600 MW thermal power project in Janjgir Champa district of Chhattisgarh. This is the second unit of the power project commissioned by BHEL.