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make its impact felt at national level by addressing the
niche domains of socio-economic issues at National
level through establishing NTPC Foundation. For this
a dedicated CSR group has been established in the
Organisation.
Amongst the various objectives of the NTPC
Foundation, thrust has been initially given to facilitate
implementation of Self Income Generating Schemes
(SIGS) by Physically Challenged Persons (PCPs)/
PCP Groups.
In line with the above, a notification was published
in all National Newspapers in June 05, inviting
schemes and ideas for Self Generating Schemes to
be implemented by PCPs. Encouraging response has
been received to the notification.
Through a second notification, published in the National
Dailies on 1st Nov. 2005, PCPs/PCP Groups have
been invited to submit proposals for implementation
of SIGS, wherein the NTPC Foundation would provide
appropriate financial assistance. A basket of DPRs
have been made available on the NTPC website to
assist interested/willing PCPs in submitting their
proposals. The responses that have been received
are under active examination by the Foundation.
In order to facilitate economic self-reliance of PCPs,
NTPC Foundation is in the process of establishing a
Development Centre for PCPs for providing requisite
support, for which 10 acres of land has been acquired
and earmarked at NOIDA.
12.0 ISO CERTIFICATION : NTPC’s pursuit for
excellence with good system orientation has
resulted in Engineering Division, Operation Services
Division, Consultancy Group, Power Management
Institute (PMI), Noida Services Group, Contracts &
Materials Division, SCOPE HR Division, Commercial
Division, Vigilance Department, and Corporate
Communications Department the achieving certified
ISO-9000 Quality Management Systems. All stations
of NTPC (including Badarpur) have also achieved
the same. All Stations of NTPC (including Badarpur)
and Corporate Environment Monitoring & Ash
Utilisation Group have implemented ISO-14001
certified Environment Management Systems (EMS).
All Stations of NTPC (except remaining two namely
Badarpur and Sipat) have implemented OHSAS-18001
certified Occupational Health and Safety Assessment
Systems (OHSAS).
MINISTRY OF POWER
13.0 ENERGY CONSERVATION : Organised energy
conservation activities in NTPC started in 1992
by setting up energy conservation groups both at
Corporate
Level and at all the project sites of NTPC. Energy
auditing, holding awareness campaigns on energy
conservation periodically and promotion of alternative
and non-conventional energy technologies are the
main functions of these groups. During the year 2004-
05, 101 nos of in-house energy audits of various
systems of NTPC power projects were conducted
and annual savings of Rs. 41 crores were achieved as
against the target of Rs. 26 crores. This year 105 inhouse
energy audits have been planned to be carried
out in NTPC projects out of which 76 audits have been
completed till end of November 2005 and another
29 energy audits would be completed by the yearend.
It has been targeted that during the year 2005-
06, energy savings to the tune of Rs. 30 crores on
account of such efforts towards energy conservation
would be achieved.
In addition to the in-house energy audits, NTPC
has also now started undertaking energy auditing
of external utilities. During the year 2004-05, energy
audit of auxiliary power consumption of Rayalaseema
Power Station of APGENCO was conducted. This
year also, NTPC has submitted a number of bids
for conducting energy audits of outside utilities. At
present, evaluation process is going on of various
bids.
14.0 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT : NTPC R&D Center
continued to provide necessary scientific services
to all the power stations to improve the availability
through regular health & life assessment studies of
coal & gas based stations, condition monitoring of
different equipment, corrosion control studies, Failure
analysis, etc.
R&D facilities, which were created during late eighties
and early nineties, are in the process of being
upgraded including creation of new Expert groups
in respect of IPR, New Materials & Alloys, Welding,
Computer Modeling, etc. and for this a consultant is
being identified.
All the four projects identified under MOU with GOI for
2005-06 are progressing well and will be completed in
time.
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