PTC bags maximum power supply orders

KOLKATA: PTC India has bagged the largest number of power supply orders at competitive rates to Uttarakhand and Kerala state utilities at a recently concluded short term power procurement auction.

It offered 9 bids from different sources to Uttarakhand and three bids to Kerala over an electronic bidding and reverse auction conducted on a new portal.

The portal, christened Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price e-Bidding & e-Reverse Auction portal was launched in April for procurement of short term power by utilities. It is a single platform for all utilities willing to procure power on short-term open access contracts through electronic competitive bidding and reverse auction.

PTC was the sole successful bidder for Kerala. It will supply 100 MW -- the entire requisitioned quantum by Kerala State Electricity Board during peak hours and 50 MW during non-peak hours.

In Uttarakhand, PTC bagged the contract for more than half the quantum as awarded by Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd. It will supply during evening peak and an additional 150 MW round the clock.

“Consumers will benefit from competitively procured power supplied by PTC, especially during summer peak demand periods” said Deepak Amitabh- CMD, PTC India.