Power equipment orders to be affected

Fuel supply concerns and funding crunch for upcoming projects in the country are expected to adversely impact the order flows for power equipment makers over the next 12 months. The Indian power sector anticipates a capacity addition of around 100,000 MW in the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) while the same could be just around 52,000 MW in the current plan period. Orders for power generation equipment (inclu­ding NTPC's bulk tenders) have grown by only 2 per cent to Rs 430 bn (Rs 43,000 crore) and have declined by about 40 per cent, excluding the bulk tenders.Contact: NTPC. Tel: 011-2436 0100.  Fax: 011-2436 1018. E-mail: info@ntpc.co.in Website: www.ntpcindia.com