In view of the advanced stage of construction status of the Samalkot 2400 MW domestic natural gas based power project, being developed by Reliance Power Limited (RPL), the company has requested the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) to urgently convene a meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) so that gas allocation for the above project could be expedited.
- If the company's claims are to be believed, the project can be commissioned from November 2011, i.e. within 10 months from now, if it gets the required allocation in time. Notably, it has sought allocation of gas to the tune of 6.4 mmscmd in 2011 and 3.2 mmscmd in January 2012.
- Further, boasting of good progress on site, it has informed that one Gas Turbine has already been tested and is ready for dispatch. This obviously calls for gas linkage at the earliest. In addition, the expansion project is also being appraised by Indian lenders led by State Bank of India, who are awaiting final confirmation on gas allocation to the project.
- Also, it already has PGCIL's approval to connect the plant to the Vemagiri-II pooling station, via a 2x400 kV quad DC line. It has further affirmed that water allocation for the entire plant has been granted.
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