Advantages of Hydro Power
A renewable source of energy -saves scare fuel reserves,no pollution and hence environment friendly,Long life - The first hydro project completed in 1897 is still in operation at Darjeeling is still in operation . First hydro started by Tata group,Ability to start and stop quickly and instantaneous load acceptance/rejection makes it suitable to meet peak demand and for enhancing system reliability and stability ,Has higher efficiency (over 90%) compared to thermal (35%) and gas (around 50%) ,Cost of generation is free from inflationary effects after the initial installation ,Storage based Hydro schemes often provide attendant benefits of irrigation,flood control,drinking water supply,navigation ,recreation, tourism,pisciculture etc.Being located in remote regions leads to development of interior backward areas (education,medical,road communication ,telecommunication etc .) source NHPC Limited website. http://www.nhpcindia.com/
- In 1998,Government of India announced "Policy on Hydro Power Development" Under which impetus is given to develop Hydro Power in the country.This was welcome step towards effective utilization of our water resources in the direction of Hydro power development.During October 2001,Central Electricity Authority of India (CEA) came out with a ranking study which prioritized and ranked the future executable projects.56 sites for pumped storage schemes with an aggregate installed capacity of 94,000 MW have been identified . However,15% of the hydro Power harnessed so far and 7% is under various stages of development. Thus 78% of the potential remains without any plan for exploration. The basin wise assessed potential is as under. http://www.sjvn.nic.in/
Basin/Rivers and Probable Installed Capacity (MW)
Indus Basin - 33,832,Ganga Basin - 20,711,Central Indian River System - 4152,Western Flowing Rivers of southern India - 9430 ,Eastern Flowing Rivers of South India - 14,511,Brahmaputra Basin - 66,065 ,So Total Probable Capacity - 1,48,701 MW ,
Negative factors for Hydro Power :Technical difficult investigation , Inadequacies in tunneling methods,Financial difference in providing long term financing, tariff related issues and managerial weakness(poor contract management),Geological surprises,for example Himalaya region underground tunnel required.Inaccessibility of the area,problems due to delay in land acquisition,and resettlement of project affected families etc also Political parties opposition and social leaders movements. source http://www.sjvn.nic.in/ gt;<><><><><><><><><
STOCKS TO WATCH :
1.NHPC Ltd http://www.edelweiss.in/company/NHPC-Ltd.html : The state-run company has an installation base of 5175 MW from 13 hydro power stations,including joint venture initiatives.Currently,NHPC is engaged in construction of 11 projects having a total installed capacity of 4,622 MW,according to its website. FUTURE : NHPC aims to add over 10,000 MW of hydro power capacity by 2017 .NHPC Snapshot :Stock MCap Rs 30,198 crores ,Net Profit ~Rs 2200 crores in FY 2011.Total debt Rs 18,000 crores,Book Value Rs 20, Div Yield 2.2% . FV Rs 10. EPS Rs 1.67 ,all time High-Low Rs 42-22.Now trading Rs 24.5 near to year low. 86% shares owned by Government of India.
3.Patel Engineering Limited. http://www.edelweiss.in/company/Patel-Engineering-Ltd.html
http://www.pateleng.com/ : High skilled knowledge pool in Hydro Power Complex underground Tunnel engineering company in India,huge land bank is additional real estate asset,local governments delay in project pending hurts the profit projections and now company is learned big lessons,betting on power projects and predicting of excess capacity utilization of Indian power sector by year 2015. Patel Engineering Snapshot :Mcap Rs 929 crores , BV : Rs 213, Div Yield 1.5%, Stock trades Rs 140,near to 5 year low of Rs 103 .FY 2010 Sales Rs 3100 crores , net profit Rs 200 crores,Total debt Rs 2137. Investment recommended who focus year 2014-15 and beyond. only setbacks are Interest rates and financial Pending from governments.