The proposed expansion of the Dabhol power project under Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt Ltd (RGPPL) by 2,100 Mw from the present capacity of 1,940 Mw has been stalled for want of assured gas supply from the KG-D6 gas field, operated by Reliance Industries Ltd, and adequate number of power procuring states.
The project is currently generating 240 MW against its total capacity of 1,967 MW.
MahaVitaran, which draws 95 per cent of the power from the project, has started drawing power at Rs 4 per unit.
The project, with total generation capacity of 1,967 Mw, has been shut since Thursday, owing to shortage of gas.
The Dabhol power plant has seen power generation plunge in recent days on account of dwindling gas supplies.
ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, SBI and Canara Bank collectively hold 18.12 per cent equity in RGPPL, which operates the plant.
Maharashtra will get some respite from its power crises next week
Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt Ltd, in charge of Dabhol assets since 2005, has admitted it is passing through a difficult phase in the absence of gas allocation and low recovery of dues from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company.
The company is pursuing the early scheduling of gas with the Centre to restart generation.
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