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New thermal projects for Rajasthan

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam will establish two new units at the gas-based thermal power project at Ramgarh in Jaisalmer district at a cost of Rs.640 crore to enhance the plant’s capacity from the present 110 MW to 270 MW.

State Energy Secretary Shrimat Pandey said here on Tuesday that the expansion programme for the plant had been included in the 11th Five Year Plan to bring self-reliance in power generation.

Mr. Pandey said the State Government had given the administrative and financial go-ahead to the Vidyut Utpadan Nigam for installing the new units of the total capacity of 160 MW. The State Government will provide Rs.128 crore as share capital for the project to the Nigam.

While the Vidyut Utpadan Nigam will start work on the project in the current financial year, the new units are expected to begin power production by 2010-11. On the project’s completion, the Ramgarh plant will supply an additional 30 lakh to 32 lakh units of electricity to the State.

GAIL India will supply 0.75 million metric standard cubic metres of gas a day to the project from the gas field of Focus Energy situated in Jaisalmer district.

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