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FeatureNTPC’s current installed capacity of 32,694 megawatt(MW) is nearly 20 percent of the total installed capacity inthe country. Currently, about 17,000 MW of capacity is underconstruction, about 7000 MW is under bidding while foranother 13,000 MW, feasibility reports have been finalised.Thus, NTPC is on course to becoming a 75,000 MW companyby 2017 and 128 GW company by the year 2032 with welldiversified fuel mix. The company presently operates 28power stations across the country.“By the Eleventh Plan period, the company aims to putabout 13,000 MW capacity on stream contributing to thegovernment’s plans of adding 68,000 MW by that time,”said the chairman and managing director, NTPC, Arup RoyChoudhury.Choudhury further said that NTPC will take tariffbasedbidding with a competitive spirit and assured timelyimplementation of all its construction projects.The first 500 MW unit of Indira Gandhi Super ThermalPower Project at Jhajjar has been commissioned after achievingfull load on October 31, 2010. The unit has achieved full loadin 39 months from the date of investment approval, a newrecord for greenfield projects.The 1500 MW (3 x 500 MW) project is being set up by AravaliPower Company Private Limited (APCPL), a joint venture ofNTPC Ltd, government of Haryana and government of Delhi.The power from this project will be supplied to Haryana andDelhi on 50:50 ratio.To increase the power production capacity, NTPC Ltd hasalso cleared a `3193 crore investment on its Pakri BarwadihCoal Mining Project in Jharkhand recently.The mining project, located in Hazaribagh district ofJharkhand, is estimated to produce 15 million tons per annum(mtpa) of coal. The sanctioned investment of `3193.86 croreincludes interest costs during construction, financing chargesand working capital margins, the public sector undertakingsaid.The company is scheduled to start production from thecoal block, which was allotted to NTPC on October 11, 2004,in the year 2012. The public sector enterprise has alreadycompleted all formalities for implementation of the miningplan, including an action plan for rehabilitation of projectaffectedpersons, it said.Arrangements for power supply and notifications for landacquisitions under the CBA (Coal Bearing Areas) Act havebeen completed.However, some activities such as payment disbursementfor land and award of contract for setting up a power plant,are still in progress, the company added.The company has been granted Maharatna status thismonth. Being a Maharatna company, the Board of Directorsof NTPC are empowered to make equity investmentsto establish financial joint ventures and wholly-ownedsubsidiaries and undertake mergers & acquisitions, in Indiaor abroad, subject to a ceiling of 15 percent of the net worth,limited to `5000 crore in one project as against the earlierlimit of `1000 crore.India misses Oct powergeneration targetGargi SahaiIndia’s power generation in October 2010 stood at 70558.88GWH, lower by a marginal 0.90 percent from the target setfor the month, as per a recent Central Electricity Authority(CEA) report. The target set for the month was 71202.96 GWH.The energy generation for the same month last year was65101.09 GWH, which means India has been able to generate8.38 percent energy more than last year in the period.Thermal power generation was the highest in the month.It stood at 56778.39 GWH, which was 97.12 percent of theplanned 58463.92 GWH, thermal power generation wasfollowed by hydro, nuclear and Bhutan IMP at 10753.52 GWH,2287.98 GWH and 738.99 GWH respectively.Region wise maximum power generation, 22682.19 GWHwas done by the Western region during the month followedby the northern region and southern region with generation of20445.74 GWH and 15333.83 GWH respectively.The all India energy generation for the period April toOctober 2010 is 468321.24 GWH.Capacity additionIndia added a total of 2085 MW of new power generationcapacity during the month of October, which was more thanthe double of 742 MW added in September. The addition wasalso substantially higher than the target of 1473.50 MW forthe month, according to data of Central Electricity Authority(CEA).The capacity addition during the same month last year was1334 MW, against a target of 1019 MW.The total capacity added during the month was inThermal category. 600 MW was added at the Rajiv GandhiTPS of Haryana Power Generating Company Ltd (HPGCL) inHaryana, another 600 MW was added to the Sterlite TPP ofSterlite Energy ltd in Orissa, 135 MW was added to the WardhaWarora unit of Wardha Power Co Ltd in Maharashtra, 500All India PLF For October’10(In Percentage)Source: Central Electricity AuthorityCOAL INSIGHTS 37 November 2010