NTPC is expected to float tender for a Rs 18,000 crore contract for the bulk supply of 800 mw projects by December. The company, however, is waiting for the approval from the power ministry. Through bulk tendering, NTPC plans to procure nine units of 800 mw supercritical units for its envisaged projects at places like Lara in Chhattisgarh, Darllipalli and Gajmara in Orissa and Kudgi in Karnataka. Kudgi is envisaged to have three units of 800 mw while the rest will have two units each. While boiler and turbine cost for these projects is estimated at Rs 18,000 crore, expenditure of another Rs 22,000 crore or so be will be required for undertaking implementation of civil construction, balance of plant (BoP) package works. It takes 48-52 months to commission one unit of 800-mw superciriticl unit.
“We are waiting for the ministry's approval. We expect to issue the tender by end of this year,” NTPC chairman Arup Roy Choudhury told FE. NTPC’s similar tendering for the supply of 660 mw supercritical equipment is underway. Disqualified bidder L&T had moved the Delhi High Court against rejection of its bids by NTPC. However, the court rejected L&T's petition.
NTPC expects to award the contract for the bulk supply of 660 mw supercritical units soon. “L&T's petition has been dismissed by the court. Now we can go ahead with the award of contract,” he said.
NTPC was supposed to finalize contract for 660 mw units in time to issue tender for the bulk supply of 800 mw units in July this year.
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