State-owned power generator is setting up first block of 700 Mw combined cycle power plant

The Karnataka government has approved the proposal of Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), the state-owned power generator, to procure liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the first block of its proposed 700 Mw Bidadi Combined Cycle Power Plant (BCCP) through a 100 per cent on spot market basis from Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL).