Power generation at Dabhol plunges on dwindling gas supplies

• 12 years ago (2012-12-28)
• David Flin

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India’s largest gas-fired power plant at Dabhol in Maharashtra state has seen power generation plunge to less than 450 MW, compared with a nominal total capacity of 1967 MW. The reduction is a result of falling gas supplies. Against an allocation of 8.5 million standard cubic metres per day of gas required by Ratnagari Gas and Power, the firm that runs Dabhol power plant, it is receiving less than 2.9 mscm/d of gas, resulting in a substantial generation loss.

Ratnagai was allocated 7.6 mscm/d from Reliance Industries’ eastern offshore KG-D6 gas fields. However, with output dropping to one-third in two years, Dabhol is receiving less than 2.3 mscm/d from this source. In addition, the plant is only receiving 0.6 mscm/d of the 0.9 that it was allocated from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s western offshore fields.