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Power Update
Haryana signs power purchase agreement with NTPC, PTC
The Haryana Government has signed a power purchase agreement
with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the
Power Trading Corporation (PTC), for procuring power through
Vidyut Vyapar Nigam at Rs 7 per unit during the summer season.
According to the agreement, the government will draw 150 MW
in June, 300 MW in July and 200 MW each in August and September
from NTPC and PTC.
The state faces a shortfall of 150-300 MW from June to September
due to higher consumption by the household and the agriculture
sector. It needs about 8-10 mn units per day more during the
period. It also plans to commission the Rajiv Gandhi thermal
power plant (1,200 MW) at Hisar by next year to become self
sufficient in power.
Contact: Haryana Government.
Website: www.haryana.gov.in
JITPL commences 1,200 MW Angul project
The New Delhi - based Jindal India Thermal Power Ltd (JITPL)
recently commenced construction of its Rs 5,961-crore, 1,200
MW thermal power plant in Orissa and expects to commission
the 600 MW first unit by September 2011. The project on 1,100
acre will require 5.76 mn tonne of coal per annum. It has
been allocated block in Mandakini coal block along with companies
like Tata Power and Monnet Power. The company has also ordered
the Boiler-Turbine-Generator package from BHEL for both the
units. The environment clearance has also been obtained from
the Union Ministry of Environment and forest.
Contact: Jindal India Thermal Power Ltd.
Tel: 011-2613 9256-65. Fax: 011-2612 5739.
E-mail: powerdiv@jindalgroup.com
Website: www.jindalgroup.com
L&T to foray into hydroelectricity sector
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) will foray into hydroelectricity
sector by setting up the 60-MW Singoli-Bhatwari hydel project
in Uttarakhand. The project to be developed with an investment
of Rs 500-crore involves design and construction of a 20 m
high and 80 m long barrage, 12 km long headrace tunnel, surface
powerhouse, substation and a 12 km long 132 kv transmission
line. The project will be built in the public-private partnership
and executed on a build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) basis.
L&T will develop, finance, construct, commission and operate
the power plant for a period of 45 years.
Contact: Larsen & Toubro.
E-mail: feedback-ccd@lth.ltindia.com
Website: www.larsentoubro.com
IEL commissions 1x120 MW - Power House 6
Industrial Energy Ltd (IEL), a joint venture between Tata
Power and Tata Steel, recently commissioned the 1x120 MW -
Power House 6 at Jamshedpur. The Gas-based project built at
a total cost of Rs 490 crore is a Green Power Plant and uses
Blast Furnace Gas, Coke Oven Gas & LD Converter Gas from
Tata Steel Ltd with boilers supplied by Alstom and generator
supplied by BHEL. It will supply the entire generated capacity
to Tata Steel thereby meeting the increasing demand for power
for the company’s Jamshedpur works. The plant maintains
high safety standards and IEL is applying for registration
under Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of Kyoto Protocol
of UNFCCC.
Contact: Tata Power.
Tel: 022- 6665 8282. Fax: 022-6665 8801.
Website: www.tatapower.com
KSK Energy to commission Rajasthan Lignite project in March
2010
KSK Energy Ventures Ltd will commence generation from its
135 MW VS Lignite project based in Rajasthan by March 2010.
The project comprises four units of 135 MW each aggregating
540 MW at Wardha Power.
Contact: KSK Energy Ventures Ltd.
Tel: 040-2355 9922. Fax: 040-2355 9930.
E-mail: info@ksk.co.in Website: www.ksk.co.in
CESC to defer projects
CESC Ltd, which generates approximately 950 MW from its four
stations, is planning to defer its proposed 600 MW (2X300
MW) Haldia project to take full advantage of the downturn
and related savings on project cost. The company has already
deferred its proposed housing project at the site of the erstwhile
Mulajore power station of the company, due to the same reasons.
But its implementation of the Rs 1,200-crore third
unit (250 MW) of the Budge Budge thermal power station is
on schedule and the unit will commence operations in September
2009. The power station currently has two units of
250 MW each.
Contact: CESC Ltd.
Website: www.cescltd.com
BEL to foray into solar power generation
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) is planning to foray into the
solar power generation business. The company recently signed
a memorandum of understanding with Bharat Heavy Electricals
Ltd (BHEL) to form a joint venture to set up a polycrystalline
silicon manufacturing unit. The company is also planning to
set up solar photovoltaic units.
Contact: Bharat Electronics Ltd.
Tel: 080-2503 9300. Fax: 080-2503 9305.
Website: www.bel-india.com
Amara Raja to expand facility
Amara Raja Electronics, the instant power source division
of the Rs 1,080-crore Amara Raja Batteries Ltd, is planning
to expand its 2,000-sq m manufacturing facility in Andhra
Pradesh by ten times with an investment of Rs 35 crore. This
will help the company to make all the components and sub assemblies
in-house. Besides, the company also plans to foray into the
line interactive inverters business this year and online inverters
business next year.
Contact: Amara Raja Electronics Pvt Ltd.
Tel: 044-2821 3270. Fax: 044-2828 4821.
E-mail: xenon@amararaja.co.in
Website: www.amararaja.co.in
NHPC to expand international operations
NHPC Ltd is planning to expand its international operations
by developing hydroelectric power plants in Myanmar and Bhutan.
The proposed projects will entail cumulative investments of
nearly Rs 45,000 crore. The company has signed an MoU with
the Government of Myanmar for hydro power development of Chindwin
River Basin and for reviewing the DPR (detailed project reports)
of the 1,200-MW Tamanthi hydroelectric project and the 642-MW
Shwezaye hydroelectric project. The hydropower firm has also
submitted a DPR to the Government of Bhutan for the proposed
720-MW Mangdecchu Hydropower Project, while the preparation
of DPRs of other two projects, Chamkarchhu-I and Kuri-Gongri
HE projects totalling 2,470-MW is at the preliminary stage.
Additionally, the company along with BHEL has signed an agreement
with Tajikistan for the renovation, modernisation and upgrading
of Varzob Hydro Power Plant-I (2x3.67 MW)
Contact: NHPC Ltd.
E-mail: webmaster@nhpc.nic.in
Website: www.nhpcindia.com
Reliance Power’s Sasan project to complete by March
2013
Reliance Power Ltd, which is setting up the 3,960 MW Sasan
Ultra Mega Power Project on 2,000 acre in Madhya Pradesh,
will complete it by March 2013. The project worth Rs 19,400
crore will comprise six units of 660 MW. It will require around
16 mn tonne of coal a year, which will be mined from three
coal blocks having a total capacity of 700 mn tonne.
Contact: Reliance Power Ltd.
Tel: 022-3038 6010. Fax: 022-3037 6633.
E-mail: reliancepower.ipo@relianceada.com
Website: www.reliancepower.co.in
Reliance Infra to strengthen electricity distribution network
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd is planning to strengthen its
electricity distribution network by investing Rs 1,325 crore
in its two power distribution companies, BSES Rajdhani Power
Ltd (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL), in Delhi. These
companies are joint ventures between Reliance Infrastructure
and the Delhi Government. Out of the proposed investment,
BRPL will incur an expenditure of Rs 825 crore and BYPL Rs
500 crore.
Contact: Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.
Website: www.rinfra.com
Govt to give KG Gas to power plants
To meet the high demand of power during the summer months,
the government has decided to give priority to power plants
over the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plants in the allocation
of Reliance Industries’ KG basin gas. A quantity of
18 mscmd for the power plants is earmarked against 3 mscmd
for the LPG plants. This will help the power-starved states
to manage the load during the summer, when the demand generally
picks up.
Siemens to install HVDC transmission system
Siemens Ltd, along with Siemens AG, will install a bipolar
500-kv High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission system
of 2,500 MW capacity at Adani Power Ltd’s 4,620 MW thermal
power plant at Mundra. The first phase of the project will
be commissioned in February 2011 and the second phase in July,
2011. The system will provide efficient transmission of power
over approximately 1,000 km from Mundra power plant in Gujarat
to Mohindergarh in Haryana. Siemens will also undertake marine
and inland transportation, civil works, installation and commissioning
of the entire HVDC transmi-
ssion system.
Contact: Siemens Ltd.
Tel: 022-2498 7000-05.
Fax: 022-2498 7500.
Website: www.siemens.co.in
GVK Power & Infra developing 2,000 MW projects
GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd (GVKPIL) is developing power
projects of 2,000 MW capacity in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and
Uttarakhand. These include the Goriganga power plant, the
330 MW Alaknanda project, a 1,500 MW in Jegurupadu and Guatami
gas-based power plants with an investment of Rs 6,000 crore,
a 600 MW, Rs 3,000 crore thermal-based Govindwal Sahib power
plant in Punjab and a Rs 2,700 crore,
370 MW hydro-power project in Srinagar.
Contact: GVK Industries Ltd.
Tel: 040-2790 2663/4. Fax: 040-2790 2665
E-mail: info@gvk.com Website: www.gvk.com
RPTL to execute three
transmission projects
Reliance Power Transmission Ltd (RPTL), a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra), is planning to execute
three transmission projects worth Rs 5,650 crore. These include
the North-Karanpur project worth Rs 3,500 crore, the Talcher-II
project worth Rs 1,200 crore and the East-North Interconnection
project worth Rs 950 crore.
The 1,045 km long North Karanpura transmission line will be
implemented in 30-42 months, covering Madhya Pradesh, Chhattishgarh,
Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Once implemented, the project will
benefit western and northern region of India. The 592 km long
Talcher-II augmentation will be implemented in 30 months,
covering Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. Once implemented, the
project will benefit southern and eastern region of India.
The 950-km long East-North Interconnection will be implemented
in 36 months covering Assam, West Bengal and Bihar. Once implemented,
the project will benefit the northern region of India.
Ratnagiri terminal to start operations by October 2009
The 1 mn tonne a year liquefied natural gas import terminal
of Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt Ltd, will commence operations
by October 2009. The terminal built with an investment of
Rs 500 crore will be deployed as a ‘merchant terminal’
for users to bring in LNG and sell the fuel locally. It will
supply fuel to Ratnagiri’s 2,144-MW power plant, built
by Enron Corp in 1996. The company also plans to increase
the capacity of the terminal to 5 mn tonne after a break-water
facility
is built.
Contact: Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt Ltd.
Tel: 011-2436 7089. Fax: 011-2436 1003.
Website: www.rgppl.com
CIL to increase supply to power plants
Coal India Ltd will increase its supply of non-coking coal
to the ailing power plants to 313 mn tonne during the current
fiscal as against 293 mn tonne last fiscal. This will help
these companies to deal with the acute shortage of coal stocks
that they are currently facing. Out of the 313 mn tonne, 303
mn tonne will be earmarked for the existing power plants (as
on March 2009) and the remaining 7 mn tonne will be set aside
for power plants which are set to come up this fiscal. CIL
is also likely to sign the long term Fuel Supply Agreement
with state-run National Thermal Power Corporation for ensuring
uninterrupted fuel supply.
Contact: Coal India Ltd.
Tel: 033-2248 8099. Fax: 033-2243-5316
Website: www.coalindia.nic.in
GERC to raise renewable power purchase limit to 8 per cent
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) is planning
to raise the purchase limit for renewable energy to 8 per
cent of the total power consumed by the state in the next
one year. Currently renewable energy contributes 2 per cent
of the total power consumed by the state.
The state has an installed capacity of about 1500 MW and is
looking at adding at least another 1000 MW in a year’s
time. It has also chalked out an ambitious plan to overtake
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu in the next two to three years
by generating over 5,000 MW.
Contact: Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission. Tel: 079-2658
0349.
Website: ?www.cercind.gov.in
Agri Gold Projects acquires two Lanco subsidiaries
Agri Gold Projects has acquired two subsidiaries of Lanco
Infratech. These include Rithwik Energy Systems Ltd, which
is currently setting up a 6 MW biomass-based power project
in Andhra Pradesh and Clarion Power Corporation, which has
a 12 MW non-conventional power project using biomass in Prakasam
district.
Power Grid to expand international operations
Power Grid transmission, which has tied up with Europe’s
KEMA to bid for a power transmission project in Qatar, is
planning to expand its operations in some other countries
also. The company is currently negotiating with African and
Central Asian countries for EPC contracts in power transmission
projects.
Punj Lloyd to build nuclear power plants
Punj Lloyd Ltd is planning to build nuclear power plants in
the country and is currently negotiating with French nuclear
power major Areva NP and US-based Westinghouse Electric for
a tie-up. The company will leverage on Areva’s expertise
in the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) business
and use the design ability of its subsidiary Simon Carves
for working on nuclear power plants. The company, earlier,
had signed a pact with US firm Thorium Power Ltd for developing
a framework to explore and identify the possibility of deployment
of Thorium Power’s nuclear fuel designs in India, South-East
Asia and other territories.
Contact: Punj Lloyd Ltd. Tel: 0124-262 0123. Fax: 0124-262
0111.
E-mail: info@punjllyod.com Website: www.punjlloyd.com
BHEL plans Rs 12,000 cr expansion
BHEL is planning to expand its power generation capacity to
20,000 MW and is investing Rs 12,000 crore over next four
years. The company currently generates 10,000 MW including
2,500 MW of hydro electricity production, and 500 MW captive
power plants for the industrial sector. A 1,000 MW is exported
and the power plants coming up will generate 6,000 MW.
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