NTPC takes steps to remedy delays

NTPC has taken several steps to ensure all its projects come up on time.

 A Project Management Centre  has been set up at with state of art technology for real time monitoring of the projects, access to which has been given to MOSPI,  Ministry of Power and the Central Electricity Authority.

NTPC has initiated the adoption of ITIs to develop skilled manpower in the vicinity of the projects, wherein, work at 26 ITIs is under progress.

Proper monitoring of works awarded to Civil agencies is being done. Works have been off-loaded where repeated failures on the part of agencies were noted.

Joint Ventures have been established with Bharat Forge for forgings, BHEL for EPC and manufacturing of equipments for power projects, TELK for transformers for augmenting the manufacturing capacities.

As a standby arrangement, the company has resorted to hiring of construction equipments.