State-owned NTPC Ltd. said it would issue fresh tenders for securing power equipment for its proposed 1,600 MW thermal power plant at Darlipalli in Odisha, after BGR Energy, one of the equipment suppliers, pulled out of the project recently citing non-progess, reports said, quoting Chairman and Managing Director Arup Roy Choudhury.
BGR Energy had bagged the contract for supplying turbines and generators, while the boilers will be supplied by state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL). The main plant equipment (boilers, turbines and generators) order was finalized in November 2011.
BGR Energy pulled out, as project work is yet to commence at the plant due to non-availability of various clearances and physical possession of land. The contract was valued at Rs.800 crore. The boilers (800 MW) would be supplied by state-run BHEL and the T&G (turbines and generator) sets by BGR Energy.
The new tender will included fresh bids for both boilers and turbine and generator (TG) set, he said. However, no time-frame was fixed for the invitation of bids.
The 1,600 MW Darlipali project is part of the bulk tender projects and is linked to the Dulanga coal mine, with seven million tonnes capacity, in Odisha.
Meanwhile, the company has also signed loan agreements worth Rs.1,870 crore with three public sector banks with a tenure of 15 years, to partially finance its capital expenditure plans. The company has planned a capex of over Rs.20,000 crore, of which a majority amount has been raised.
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