Tiruchirapalli: The Tiruchirappalli and Ranipet units of Public Sector Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) have leased space for Research Park being set up by IIT, Madras.

A BHEL press release here said today modules were handed over formally by Dr Sandhya Sekhar, CEO, IIT-M Research Park, to Mr A V Krishnan, Executive Director, BHEL Tiruchirappalli Complex, and Mr A Chandrababu, General Manager-in-Charge, BHEL Boiler Auxiliaries Plant, Ranipet, at a function at IIT Madras, yesterday.

Dr R Sundaram, Chief Techno Economic Officer, Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research (ICSR), IIT Madras, Mr C Jeyadevan, GM/Engineering, and Mr G Ramakrishna, GM/Outsourcing of BHEL Tiruchirappalli, Dr S Sekar, GM/Engineering and R and D of BAP Ranipet, Mr V Venkatesh, GM/Marketing and Commercial/BHEL Piping Centre, Chennai, and other senior officials of BHEL and IIT Madras were present on the occasion, the release added.

BHEL had leased 6,000 sq ft for the research park which would be utilised for carrying out joint research with IIT Madras for the development of advanced technology solutions for the energy sector.

The work on refurbishment of the interiors of the raw leased space would be completed by BHEL by March next, the release added.