Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEl) has achieved yet another milestone in Afghanistan by successfully commissioning two units of 14 MW each at Salma Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Afghanistan. Significantly the Salma Dam (renamed as Afghan-India Friendship dam) was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of Ashraf Ghani, the President of Afghanistan. In recognition of BHEl’s contribution towards setting up of the project, Atul Sobti CMD, BHEl was honoured with an appreciation shield by the Union Minister of External Affairs, SushmaSwaraj and the Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Uma Bharati. The project has been funded under Government of India’s grant to Government of Afghanistan. In execution of the Salma Hydro Project, BHEl faced numerous challenges in the movement of men and material through difficult terrains. BHEl successfully overcame all the challenges and synchronized both the units well within the target set out by Ministry of External Affairs.