NTPC Invites Bids for Make-up Water Pipes Package of Kudgi Project

Researched by Industrial Info Resources India (Delhi, India)--National Thermal Power Company Limited (NTPC)(New Delhi, India), India's state-owned power producer, is scouting for a vendor to supply and execute a make-up water pipes package at its 2,400-megawatt (MW) Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project. The project is located in the Bijapur District of Karnataka. NTPC has floated a global tender for this purpose. The power major intends to finance this tower-package through both external commercial borrowings and the company's internal resources.

According to NTPC, the scope for the contract will involve design; engineering; manufacturing; fabrication; the application of external anti-corrosion coating of pipes; packing; transportation to site; the testing and commissioning of 3LPE coated Mild Steel Pipes, Glass Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pipes or Ductile Iron Pipes, including the supply of mandatory spares and the execution of all associated civil works; and the annual maintenance contract for the package.

Make-up water for the project is proposed to be drawn from reservoir of Almatti Dam on Krishna River, located about 20.5 kilometers from the plant site. The total water requirement for the project has been pegged at 5.2 billion cubic meters per annum.

"Make-up water pumps in the make-up water pump house at the Almatti reservoir end will pump the water to raw water reservoir (Lagoon-1 and Lagoon-2), located inside the plant boundary," said the NTPC in a statement. "Make-up water will flow through two cross-country pipes (3LPE coated MS pipes or GRP pipes or DI pipes) up to raw water reservoir located within the main plant boundary."

The bid documents will be available for sale until December 7, 2012, on the payment of a non-refundable fee of $500. The last date of submission of bids for this package is January 7, 2013. The power project will be entitled to "deemed export benefits" on the purchase of goods and equipment, under the mega-power policy of the government of India.

The 2,400-MW power plant will have three supercritical technology-based units that are 800 MW each. During the 2016-17 time period, the power generated from this project will be supplied to the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and the Union Territory of Puducherry. The coal requirement for the project has been estimated at 13 million tonnes per annum. This requirement will be met from NTPC's own captive coal mine at Pakhri Barwadi in Jharkhand state.

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