GE to supply gas turbines for Sravanthi Energy' 450 MW project

The US-based GE Energy today said it would supply gas turbines to Sravanthi Energy for its 450 MW power project at Kashipur in Uttarakhand.

"Sravanthi Energy has selected GE's gas turbine technology for its new 450 MW power plant at Kashipur in Uttarakhand," GE said in a statement.

The company, however, did not give any financial details.

GE will supply four gas turbines and associated generators for the Sravanthi project, which is expected to be developed in two 225 MW phases.

Sravanthi Energy expects the commercial operation of phase one to begin in the third quarter of 2011 and phase two in the first quarter of 2012, it said.

The primary fuel for the new plant is expected to be supplied by a pipeline that Gas Authority of India (GAIL) is constructing to bring natural gas into this region.

In addition to the power plant, the natural gas would be used to support petrochemical, automotive and other industrial activities in the Kashipur and Rudrapur areas.

"The success of the Kashipur plant will be a cornerstone that we can build on, as we move forward to develop more projects that can take advantage of India's natural gas supply to meet the country’s urgent power needs," D V Rao, Chairman of Sravanthi Group said.