The government proposes to offer gas for all power projects to be completed in the current Five Year Plan by creating a pool of domestic gas and imported re-gassified liquified natural gas (RLNG). The new mechanism will not only ensure that gas is available to meet around 80% of the requirement of these power plants, but also provide fuel to them at competitive rates as pooling will help moderate RLNG price.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/gas-pool-likely-fuel-power-plants-ready-generation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/subhash-narayan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-and-natural-gas-corporation-ongc
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/liquefied-natural-gas-lng
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-petroleum-and-natural-gas
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/power-industry
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy