Steps for timely completion of power projects in 11th Plan

 
 
Rajya Sabha

During the 11th Plan, a capacity addition of 78,700 MW has been set. Of this, 15325 MW has already been commissioned up to 13.07.2009. Projects aggregating to 65285 MW are under construction. Following steps have been taken to ensure timely completion of these projects in the 11th Plan: 

• Monitoring mechanism has been strengthened to achieve targets by designating a nodal officer in the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for each project. The nodal officers keep track of construction activities and make frequent visits to the power plant to have on the spot assessment of progress of work. The bottlenecks if any are identified and solutions thereof are decided in consultation with project authorities and executing agencies. 

• A Power Projects Monitoring Panel (PPMP), comprising of independent consultants has been constituted specifically for the purpose of field visit, review and reporting on the projects under implementation. 

• The progress of the projects is also reviewed intensively periodically at the highest level by the Central Electricity Authority and the Ministry of Power. 

• Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is a major indigenous manufacturer for main plant equipment in Public Sector. BHEL has enhanced its capacity to deliver 10,000 MW of main plant equipment per annum, have put in place an action plan to enhance capacity to deliver 15,000 MW per annum by December, 2009 and may raise this capacity upto 20000 MW by 2011 depending upon the market demand. 

• Widening the vendor base by BHEL through outsourcing. 

• Formation of Joint Venture company by NTPC Ltd. and BHEL, M/s L&T and MHI, Japan, M/s JSW and Toshiba, M/s Bharat Forge and Alstom, and M/s BB Engineering and Ansaldo for manufacture of various power plants equipments. 

• All stakeholders have been sensitized towards enlarging the vendor base so as to meet the Balance of Plants (BoP) requirements. 

• Pre-qualification requirement for super critical unit manufacturers has since been modified so as to qualify new Joint Venture between Indian company and the technology provider company. 

• Bulk ordering of 11 units of 660 MW each with supercritical technology with mandatory phased indigenous manufacturing Programme is also planned to promote indigenous manufacturing. 

• To overcome the shortage of skilled manpower, ‘Adopt an ITI’ initiative has been taken up. 

This information was given by Shri Bharatsinh Solanki, Minister of State, Ministry of Power in written reply to questions by Shri Ramdas Agarwal and Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy in the Rajya Sabha today.