Andhra power plants to get additional gas supplies in summer

Power plants in Andhra Pradesh will get assured additional supplies of natural gas as per an agreement signed today. Gas suppliers, including GAIL, RIL and RGTIL signed the agreement with power plants in Andhra Pradesh.

This would enable additional power production of almost 600 MW in Andhra Pradesh (12 million units per day), which is critical for the state in summer months, an official release said today.

As per the scheme of swapping arrangement discussed with officials from government of Andhra Pradesh, GAIL, RIL and RGTIL, gas supplies to power plants in the state would go up by 2.594 mmscmd, leading to additional power generation of 600 MW.

The additional energy would energise 2.9 million pump sets during the coming summer and would help farmers save standing crop. Use of gas for power generation would also result in savings of approximately Rs250 crore to the state as compared to using Naphtha as feedstock.

All existing gas-based power plants in the state are given KG D6 gas to enable their operation at 75 per cent PLF as against 70 per cent PLF for power plants outside the state.

Thirteen existing gas-based power plants in Andhra Pradesh have been allocated 9.64 mmscmd KG D6 gas, which has led to additional power generation of around 2000 MW.