Projected Power Growth (2006-2012)

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Best of Breed Gaps

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Skills and Technology Gaps

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Most of the new capacity will be installed by IPPs, Private Funders Present staffing needs require 0.6 person/MW New capacity would require drastic reduction in employees/MW to make it profitable while providing high PLF, reduced O&M costs
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Whats Missing?

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Centralized Monitoring

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Large gap in skills There are no NTPC-like organizations that have vast plant operating experience May result in shortfalls in Pressure to maintain low O&M costs to remain achieving generation capacity profitable expansion goals Credible India-based Service Network for this expanded capacity

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Central Resource to Manage Power Industry Assets Early detection of plant problems Strategy to continue reducing O&M costs

Drivers
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New Technologies Improved Operations Improved Maintenance Planning/Strategy Improved Thermal Performance Improved Asset Management Tools
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Global Fleet-Wide Monitoring

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Fleet-Wide Monitoring Applications

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Typical Expected Results

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Turbine Generator Bearing Damage: Bearing Vibration

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Instrumentation & Control Center (2008)

Turbine Generator Bearing Damage As Found

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SMART 24 x 7 for NTPC

FARIDABAD FARIDABAD

DADRI DADRI NCTPP TANDA

ANTA ANTA

AURAIYA AURAIYA

UNCHAHAR UNCHAHAR SINGRAULI SINGRAULI

KAHALG KAHALGAON AON FARAKKA FARAKKA

Data Analysis and Feedback

RIHAND RIHAND KORBA KORBA TALCHER TALCHER TALCHER TALCHER TPS TPS

VINDHY VINDHY ACHAL ACHAL GANDHAR GANDHAR KAWAS KAWAS

RAMAGUNDAM RAMAGUNDAM SIMHADRI SIMHADRI

THERMAL POWER STATION GAS POWER STATIONS

KAYAMKULAM KAYAMKULAM

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Signatech Systems contracted in 2008 by U.S. DOE & USAID to develop 24 x 7 SMART requirements Tasks include identifying priorities with NTPC and US utility site visits NTPC Plant Manager Workshop November 1718, 2008 at NTPC PMI, Noida

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