Certain power companies/project developers have cancelled equipment orders in the past few months. Details of utility power projects along with reasons for cancellation of power equipment orders in the past few months are:
Utility/Project Power BHEL Order Order Reason for
Developer Project Scope of value cancellation cancellation
Work (Rs. Crore) in Month/year cited by the
Utility/Project
Developer
Pipavav Energy 2x600 MW Boiler & 2487 October 2011 Land acquisition
Private Limited Pipavav Turbine issue
(PEPL) Thermal Generator
Power package
Station with C&I
Ideal Energy Unit#2 of Boiler & 664 November 2011 Environmental
Projects Limited 2x270 MW Turbine clearance and
(IEPL) Bela Generator Coal linkage
Thermal Package not received
Power Plant with
Electrical
Equipment
and C&I
Shrishti 2x270 MW Boiler & 1257.6 December 2011 Non-availability
Infrastructure IPP in West Turbine of required land
Development Bengal Generator for the project.
Company package
Limited (SIDCL)
The country has been adding manufacturing capacities with huge investments in power equipment sector, both in BHEL as well as in private Sector.
In the current shrunken domestic power market scenario where very few orders have been finalized during 2011-12 by the power utilities/developers due to uncertainties mainly associated with fuel linkages/environment clearances/ land and water availability, the cancellation of existing orders places additional strain on capacity utilization of the domestic equipment manufacturing companies, impacting growth & profitability.
Department of Heavy Industry has been in touch with the stakeholders and the Departments concerned to encourage the domestic electrical equipment sector as also to provide a level playing field to them.
In order to facilitate large power generation capacity addition programme currently under implementation, indigenous manufacturing of supercritical power equipment is being encouraged. With a view to encouraging supercritical units, bulk orders for National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) have been approved by the Government. These bulk order have mandatory stipulation of pre-agreed Phased Domestic Manufacturing Programme (PMP).
Further, with a view to support indigenous manufacturers of thermal power plants based on supercritical technology, Central Electricity Authority has advised Central/State sector power generating companies/utilities to adopt PMP condition in the bids to be invited till October 2012 for super-critical boilers and turbine-generators.
The above information was given by the Minister for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Shri Praful Patel in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.