Department of Fertilizers has allowed swapping of KG-D6 gas presently being supplied to Rashtriya Chemicals and fertilizers (RCF) Units located in Maharashtra with Regasified Liquid Natural Gas (RLNG), thereby facilitating supply of additional gas volume to the tune of 2.2 MMSCMD to Andhra Pradesh(AP) and Telangana states. With the approval of this 2.2 MMSCMD (swapping of KG-D6 gas), 450 MW power can be generated from the Gas Independent Power Producers(IPP) in which Telangana will have a share of 242 MW (53.89%) and Andhra Pradesh share will be about 208 MW.
IPPs located in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have pipeline connectivity with RGTILs East West pipeline, whereas the RLNG terminals operational as on date are located on the western coast of the country. Further, even though East West pipeline of RGTIL provides physical connectivity of eastern part but as communicated by RGTIL, it is not possible for RLNG to flow from western parts of India to AP. Therefore, direct RLNG supply to customers in AP and Telangana is not possible and can only be achieved through swapping of gas.
GAIL (India) Ltd will enter into necessary contractual arrangements with RCF, RGTIL and AP IPPs and Telangana IPPs for supply of RLNG. This will help in mitigating the power shortage in Telangana state, which would benefit the farmers having 18.62 lakh pump sets in saving rabi crops. Further, the unscheduled power cuts in Telangana state can be minimized to a great extent, which will also help the consumers of Telangana state and public at large. This will also help AP state to mitigate the power deficit and benefit the farmers of the state.
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IPPs located in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have pipeline connectivity with RGTILs East West pipeline, whereas the RLNG terminals operational as on date are located on the western coast of the country. Further, even though East West pipeline of RGTIL provides physical connectivity of eastern part but as communicated by RGTIL, it is not possible for RLNG to flow from western parts of India to AP. Therefore, direct RLNG supply to customers in AP and Telangana is not possible and can only be achieved through swapping of gas.
GAIL (India) Ltd will enter into necessary contractual arrangements with RCF, RGTIL and AP IPPs and Telangana IPPs for supply of RLNG. This will help in mitigating the power shortage in Telangana state, which would benefit the farmers having 18.62 lakh pump sets in saving rabi crops. Further, the unscheduled power cuts in Telangana state can be minimized to a great extent, which will also help the consumers of Telangana state and public at large. This will also help AP state to mitigate the power deficit and benefit the farmers of the state.
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