NEW DELHI, Nov 20: GMR Rajahmundry Energy Ltd (GREL), a subsidiary of GMR Energy Limited today said it has commenced commercial operation of its 2X384MW Gas based combined cycle gas based power plant in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. The commercial operation of the power plant commenced with the beginning of gas supply under e-bid RLNG Scheme , which was launched by Government of India in March, 2015. With the current scheduling the plant is expected to run for at least a month, the company said in a statement. With the beginning of e-bid RLNG scheme, the 768MW power plant can now operate at 50 per cent Plant Load Factor (PLF), thereby generating 384 MW and supplying power to AP Discoms continuously. GREL is a combined cycle power plant with natural gas and generates power using GE?s advanced class technology of gas turbines (GE Frame 9 FA). Current Operations will continue upto March 2016, depending on gas availability and thereafter Government of India will call for a fresh round of bidding in March 2016. The gas based plant was awarded allocation of gas last month along with GMR Vemagiri Power Generation Limited (GVPGL), which has already got operational recently. (UNI)
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