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Gas scarcity hits 16,107 MW of power units

19 Dec 2014

December 19: A total of 33 gas-based power plants with total generation capacity of 16,107 MW are lying stranded due to non-availability of gas, a power ministry official said.

Of this, 18 plants out of the total general capacity of 6,997.00 MW are lying stranded due to non-availability of gas from the KG D6 basin since March 2013 while a total 6 plants with a combined generation capacity of 3,761.8 MW are stranded because they were commissioned without any gas allocation, according to the official.

In addition, as many as 9 plants with a combined generation capacity of 5,349 MW are ready for commissioning but they do not have gas allocations, the official said.

Following table provides list of gas-based power plants that are stranded because of non-availability of gas:

S. No

Name of  Power Station

Installed
Capacity (MW)

Name of the
State

Annual Plant Load factor % during 2013-2014

  1. LIST OF PRE-DOMINANTLY KG D6 GAS BASED POWER STATIONS

CENTRAL SECTOR

   

 

1

RATNAGIRI (RGPPL-DHABHOL)

1967

MAHARASHTRA

8.77

STATE SECTOR

   

 

2

DHUVARAN  CCPP(GSECL)

112

GUJARAT

16.2

3

UTRAN CCPP(GSECL)

374

GUJARAT

0

PVT SECTOR

   

 

4

VATWA CCPP (TORRENT)

100

GUJARAT

0

PVT IPP SECTOR

   

 

5

RITHALA CCPP (NDPL)

108

DELHI

0

6

ESSAR CCPP

300

GUJARAT

1.80

7

PEGUTHAN CCPP (GTEC)

655

GUJARAT

4.43

8

SUGEN CCPP (TORRENT)

1147.5

GUJARAT

23.06

9

GAUTAMI CCPP

464

ANDHRA PRADESH

0

10

GMR - KAKINADA  (Tanirvavi)

220

ANDHRA PRADESH

0

11

JEGURUPADU CCPP (GVK)

220.5

ANDHRA PRADESH

0

12

KONASEEMA CCPP

445

ANDHRA PRADESH

0

13

KONDAPALLI  EXTN CCPP .

366

ANDHRA PRADESH

0

14

VEMAGIRI CCPP

370

ANDHRA PRADESH

5.48

15

SRIBA INDUSTRIES

30

ANDHRA PRADESH

Not Available

16

RVK ENERGY

28

ANDHRA PRADESH

Not Available

17

SILK ROAD SUGAR

35

ANDHRA PRADESH

Not Available

18

LVS POWER

55

ANDHRA PRADESH

Not Available

 

SUB TOTAL (A)

6997.0

 

 

  1. PROJECTS COMMISSIONED WITHOUT ANY GAS ALLOCATION

STATE SECTOR

   

 

1

PRAGATI CCGT-III

750

DELHI

0

2

PIPAVAV  CCPP

702

GUJARAT

0

3

DHUVARAN  CCPP(GSECL)

376.3

GUJARAT

0

4

HAZIRA CCPP EXT

351

GUJARAT

0

PVT IPP SECTOR

   

 

5

UNOSUGEN CCPP

382.5

GUJARAT

0

6

DGEN Mega CCPP

1200

GUJARAT

0

 

SUB TOTAL (B)

3761.8

 

 

  1. PROJECTS READY FOR COMMISSIONING AND NO GAS ALLOCATION

PRIVATE SECTOR

1

GMR VEMAGIRI EXP

768

ANDHRA PRADESH

 

2

KONDAPALLI EXP ST-III

742

ANDHRA PRADESH

 

3

SAMALKOTEXP

2400

ANDHRA PRADESH

 

4

CCGT BY PANDURANGA

116

ANDHRA PRADESH

 

5

GAS ENGINE BY ASTHA

35

ANDHRA PRADESH

 

6

KASHIPUR SRAVANTHI ST-I&II

450

UTTRAKHAND

 

7

BETA INFRATECH CCGT

225

UTTRAKHAND

 

8

GAMA INFRAPROP CCGT

225

UTTRAKHAND

 

9

CCGT BY PIONEER GAS POWER LTD

388

MAHARASHTRA

 

 

SUB TOTAL (C)

5349.0

 

 

TOTAL STRANDED GAS BASED PROJECTS (A+B+C)

16107