Private Sector Achieves about 70% of Power Generation Target during 11th Plan
A capacity of 19796.5 MW in private sector has been targeted for commissioning during 11th Five Year Plan as per the Mid-Term Appraisal.
In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today Minister of State for Power Shri K.C. Venugopal informed that 69.5% of the target has already been achieved till 10.8.2011. He said that during the 11th Five Year Plan a capacity of 13761 MW (Thermal: 13069 MW & Hydro: 692 MW) has been added by the private sector till 10.8.2011. Shri Venugopal said the Government has set up intensive multi-tier monitoring mechanism to review the progress of power projects including those in private sector as follows:
i) Monitoring by Central Electricity Authority:
Central Electricity Authority (CEA) continuously monitors the progress through frequent site visits and interaction with the developers and equipment suppliers for EPC contract. CEA holds review meetings with the developers and other stakeholders and highlights the critical issues.
ii) Monitoring by Power Project Monitoring Panel (PPMP)
A Power Project Monitoring Panel (PPMP) has been set up by the Ministry of Power for monitoring of Thermal and Hydro Generation projects targeted for commissioning during the 11th Plan along with the associated transmission schemes as a follow-up of the decision taken during conference of Chief Ministers held in 2007.
iii) Regular reviews are undertaken by the Government at various levels including Ministry of Power, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Planning Commission and Cabinet Secretariat to identify the constraint areas and facilitate faster resolution of inter- ministerial and other outstanding issues.
iv) All stakeholders have been sensitized towards enlarging the vendor base so as to meet the Balance of Plants (BoP) requirements.
v) To overcome the shortage of skilled manpower, ‘Adopt an ITI’ initiative has been taken up.
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