Haryana seeks 7.5 mmscmd gas for Faridabad power plant
Press Trust of India / New Delhi Aug 16, 2009, 17:06 IST
Joining the scramble for natural gas as preferred fuel for power generation, Haryana has sought 7.5 million standard cubic meters per day of gas (mmscmd) for a proposed power plant at Faridabad preferably from Reliance Industries' (RIL) eastern offshore fields.
Haryana has decided to phase out an old 165 Mw coal-based power plant at Faridabad due to poor efficiency, high cost of generation and environmental/safety concerns and replace it with a 1,500 Mw (2x750 Mw) gas-based plant, official sources said.
For the proposed plant, Haryana Chief Minister has written to the Petroleum Ministry seeking 7.5 mmscmd of gas. RIL, which is setting up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Jhajjar in Haryana, also would need 8 mmscmd of gas for its 2,100 Mw captive power plant it is setting up at the same SEZ.
The Chief Minister has sought amendment to the Gas Utilisation Plan 2008 approved by an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) that places new power projects at the sixth position after fertiliser plants, LPG and petrochemical plants, existing power plants, city gas distribution and refineries, for receiving gas from KG-D6 fields of RIL.
Sources said he has reasoned the need for reconsidering the allocation priorities as fertilisers can be imported but power cannot.
Plz print situation of Electricity in Faridabad as well as whole Haryana. Ver Very Bad situation in Faridabad. Now power is coming only 4-6 hr with trip of 5-10 min regularly. So water supply is affected too much . People are crying too much as well as not taking house plot in sector & overall Faridabad . Who is responsible for That mr anand kaushik ( irresponsible on Faridabad situation. All area of Hrayana is affected due sold the electricity to delhi to happy sonia or sheela madam. Where is new projects ( only in papers ). My request to Mr CM Bupender singh Hooda take some appropriate steps to improve the situation.
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