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The Dabhol Power Company (now called RGPPL - Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited) was a company based in Maharashtra, India, formed in 1992 to manage and operate the controversial Dabhol Power Plant. [1]
With the Enron bankruptcy, Enron's stake in DPC was bought out by GE and Bechtel. The plant was moth-balled for 5 years, while the various claimants, including MSEB, Government of Maharashtra, GE, Bechtel, Indian banks and the Government of India, settled their disputes over payments.
- Impact of India’s Natural Gas Shortage
- Dabhol Power Project History and Financing
- Opposition to The Indian Power Plant
- Dabhol Plant Construction and Cost Controversies
- Dabhol Power Plant Details
- Naphtha and LNG Supply Problems
Dabhol requires approximately 8.5 million standard cubic metres a day (mscmd) for its full-scale operation. The plant has not been able to operate at full capacity due to the shortage of gas supply allocated to the plant from the KG-D6 gas field operated by Reliance. With the fall in output of KG-D6 by more than 55% from 2010 to 2011, Dabhol was re...
Enron expressed interest to develop the Dabhol power project immediately after India decided to open up its power sector for private foreign investment in 1992. It was touted as the world’s largest power project and marked the biggest ever foreign investment in India at that time. In March 1993, Dabhol Power Company (DPC), a 100% foreign-owned priv...
The Dabhol power project was dogged by controversies since its inception. It triggered a negative reaction as there were allegations of favouritism, corruption, a lack of transparency, and overlooking of environmental concern levelled against the award of the project. The project was also vehemently criticised with the charge of human rights violat...
Enron completed phase one of the Dabhol plant using naphtha as fuel amid the controversies. The phase commenced operation in 1999. India approved Enron’s proposal to expand the project (phase two) and build the Dabhol liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal with a regasification facility in 1997. The LNG terminal was envisaged by Enron as the hub of a...
The combined-cycle Dabhol power plant with its township spreads across an area of 2.02ha. The plant comprises three blocks (640MW, 663.54MW, and 663.54MW). Each block is designed with a multi-shaft combined-cycle module and consists of two gas turbines and one steam turbine provided by GE. Dabhol uses regasified liquefied natural gas (R-LNG) as its...
Under the new leadership of RGPPL, the Dabhol plant was far from troubles. The plant was shut down in July 2006 because of the lack of naphtha supply. It was later shifted to LNG fuel in April 2007 with Qatar-based RasGas as the LNG supplier to the plant. However, the LNG-based plant suffered several breakdowns of its key equipment. A long-term ser...
Jul 21, 2024 · The project is currently owned by Ratnagiri Gas and Power. It is a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant. The fuel is procured from Dahej-Panvel-Dabhol Pipeline; GAIL. Development status. The project got commissioned in 1998. Power purchase agreement.
The Ratnagiri Gas and Power company was made by the Government of Maharashtra and Government of India in 2005 to rescue the controversial and nearly defunct Dabhol power company, a gas powered electricity provider owned by Enron Corporation.
Sep 30, 2015 · Union power minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday announced revival of the Dabhol power plant in Maharashtra, which has been stranded since January last year for the lack of natural gas to run its operations.
The Dabhol Power Company (now called RGPPL - Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited) was a company based in Maharashtra, India, formed in 1992 to manage and operate the controversial Dabhol Power Plant.
