NTPC offers to host industrial parks for energy-intensive industries

In a key initiative to promote the government’s Make in India programme and the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, NTPC, India’s largest power generation company, has invited expression of Interest (EoI) from energy intensive industries for setting up manufacturing units within its plant premises.

As per a statement issued by NTPC, it has invited the EOI from MSMEs and other Indian companies for setting up energy intensive manufacturing plants in the industrial parks to be developed on a pilot basis within NTPC thermal power plants at Solapur (Maharashtra), Kudgi (Karnataka) and Gadarwara (Madhya Pradesh).

The proposed energy parks for intensive industries will accommodate bulk chemicals (like ammonia, urea, chloralkali), gypsum and gypsum products, geopolymer, cooling and heating solutions, aluminium, mineral processing (ceramics, tiles, pottery, brick, glass etc), metallurgical and metal industries (foundries, forging, alloys, heat treatment, steel rerolling, etc).

These industrial parks will, however, be subject to requisite approvals from respective state and central government. NTPC will process these approvals based on responses received in the EOI.

The government has announced a slew of economic packages aimed at building self-reliant India by creating conducive investment environment and developing manufacturing hubs.

NTPC’s power plants across the country have evolved into economic centres with robust infrastructure system in place. Capitalising on the economic ecosystem developed over time, NTPC is exploring ideas to improve utilisation of land within its plant locations for enhancing economic activity and further contributing to economic growth of the country.

The initiative will create industrial parks within the power plants which, besides offering unique advantage of reliable electricity supply at competitive prices, will provide a slew of other benefits of readily available infrastructure like adequate water supply, accessibility through road and rail network, robust connectivity with internet lease lines, accessibility to township, medical facilities and local market along with various testing facilities which will be co-opted on need basis. As part of the plan, NTPC will enter into separate agreement with prospective entities for allotment of spaces.

With a total installed capacity of 62.9 GW, NTPC Group has 70 Power stations comprising of 24 coal, 7 combined cycle gas/liquid fuel, 1 hydro, 13 renewables along with 25 subsidiary and joint venture power stations. The group has over 20 GW of capacity under construction, of which 5GW comprises of renewable energy.