The first batch of two gas turbines for Reliance Power's 2,400-MW gas-based Samalkot expansion project reached Kakinada port on Thursday, from GE in the US.
The two turbines were flagged off to the plant site at Samalkot. It is learnt from sources that the turbines have reached over a month in advance. Early arrival of turbines is expected to help the Anil Ambani Group Company to implement the project ahead of schedule.
The project entails an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore and will be the largest gas-based power plant in India.
GE, scheduled to ship the first batch of gas turbines in May, had earlier dispatched two gas turbines in April, a month in advance from its Greenville, South Carolina facility.
The turbines are advanced class 9FA machines. The Samalkot project has created a record of the lowest time of eight months from the placement of order to receipt, the sources added.
It is understood that the remaining four gas turbines are also scheduled to be dispatched by GE from the US port ahead of schedule. Early arrival of shipment will help Reliance Power commission all the gas turbines of the project within the Eleventh plan.
On commissioning; the project will contribute 16,000 million units (kWh) to the southern region.??
The order for the main plant equipment was placed in Oct, 2010. The order, comprising six gas turbines, three steam turbines and generators for the power project, is supported by long-term project recourse finance from the US Exim bank.
GE is also responsible for maintenance of the power project throughout its operating life, along with guaranteed availability, output and efficiency.
The order is the largest order for GE in India and one of the largest for it globally.
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