NTPC Q2 FY 2009-10

Mr. Pankaj Sharma:Good afternoon Mr. Singhal.Mr. A. K. Singhal:Good afternoon.Mr. Pankaj Sharma:Sir, just two questions. One is that the ordering activity of this 11 super critical sets, whatdo you think in terms of timeline achievement you can do. Can you do this in this year orit will go in the next year?Mr. A. K. Singhal:Most probably it will go into the next financial year. It cannot happen in current financialyear because the first stage bid is going to be opened sometime in January 2010.After thereceipt of the first stage techno commercial bid, we will be discussing with bidders onfreezing the terms and conditions of the tender, and after that finally the price bid wouldbe called. So, it will go into the next financial year.Mr. Pankaj Sharma:Sure sir. And another question would be on the gas availability for the Ratnagiri plant,like what is the agreement and because I just couldn’t get it when you were explainingthat.Mr. A. K. Singhal:As for Ratnagiri, it has no relation with NTPC’s supply. It is a separate company forwhich they have signed and for the entire capacity of 1900 MW Government hasallocated gas to them. Already they are generating almost 970 MW out of 990 MW Weexpect additional two units to be become operational by the end of this year, so thatwould make the entire capacity available for generating power.Mr. Pankaj Sharma:So sir, no issues in terms of gas availability?Mr. A. K. Singhal:I think there is no issue so far as gas availability is concerned for RGPPL.Mr. Pankaj Sharma:20