The Electronics Division(EDN) of BHEL was formed in 1976, mainly to establish a strong base in the areas of power and industrial electronics and supplement the company’s pioneering efforts in power generation, transmission, industry and transportation sectors.
Making a modest beginning in 1976, the unit has registered continuous and impressive growth, which is amply reflected in the fact that a large number of power plants in the country today, are equipped with products and systems made by BHEL-EDN. As reported by the ARC Survey for the year 2005, BHEL is holding over 65 percent of the Market share of DCS Supplies to Power Industry in India (including hardware, software and services).
Technical collaborations with international leaders as well as BHEL-Electronics Division’s relentless efforts and unwavering commitment to in-house solutions have contributed to its rapid growth and success. Despite stiff competition posed by the world leaders and domestic private manufacturers, the unit has successfully maintained its growth rate and become a major force to reckon with in power and industrial electronics.
Electronics Division has also been making pioneering efforts in Renewable Energy Sector by commissioning Large-size Grid-Interactive as well as Stand-Alone Solar Power Plants, thus lighting the lives of people living in remote parts of the country. The unit has also been making humble contribution to Indian Space Programmes by fabricating Space Grade Solar Panels and Space Quality Batteries for ISRO.
In recognition of its commitment to the quality systems and procedures, the unit has been certified for ISO 9001 since July 1993. To fulfill its role of a responsible corporate citizen, envisaging protection and conservation of the environment and ensuring that it’s products and systems are also environment-friendly, BHEL has framed a Corporate Environment Management Policy. Accordingly, the Electronics Division has become the first Electronics Industry in Bangalore to get ISO 14001 Environment Management System Certification and OHSAS 18001 Certification. The Electronics Division has established itself in the field of IT applications, using the state-of-art technology systems, for communication, computing, networking and security requirement of the organisation in achieving it's business goal. In this pursuit, the unit has been Certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Information Security Management System from STQC, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of India.
BHEL has also joined United Nations' “Global Compact” and has committed to support the set of core values enshrined in its ten principles in the area of Human Rights, Labour Sandards, Environment and Anti-Corruption.
