India’s largest private sector company Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has come to the aid of drought affected northern states, and is helping them meet their electricity deficit.
Petroleum Ministry allocated additional natural gas from Reliance Group’s eastern offshore gas fields. Oil Minister Murli Deora had approved a temporary allocation of about 3.7 million standard cubic meters per day of KG-D6 gas to Lanco’s Kondapalli power plant in Andhra Pradesh, Utran plant in Gujarat and Pragati Power in
The gas is helping generate about 800 MW of additional electricity and also help bridge the shortfall in hydro power generation due to sporadic rains.
H S Brahma, power secretary, said that all 10 mmscmd of gas is needed at power plants operating below capacity or about to be commissioned, and of this 3.7 mmscmd has been allocated.
KG-D6 gas is also helping the Power Ministry meet its 100-day agenda of adding 5,200 MW generations.
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