Agartala Gas Turbine Power Plant India

The Agartala Gas Turbine Power Station is situated at Ramchandranagar, West Tripura District, Tripura. The total installed capacity of the power plant is 135 MWe.

This is a fully operating and is a combined cycle gas turbine power plant. The plant is mainly used as base load and natural gas is served as the primary fuel. The gas supply needed for 90% PLF is 0.58 and the linkage is 0.75. The power from the plant is connected to the regional grid and fuel from local gas fields is the main source of fuel. The water needed for the plant is mainly from Auraiya - Etawah Canal.

The plant has six different units. The first four units has an installed capacity of 21 MWe and the last two units has an installed capacity of 25.5 MWe. the first two units are commissioned on 05-February-1998 and 15-February-1998 respectively. The third and fourth units are commissioned on 29-March-1998 and 26-June-1998. The fifth unit is installed in 2014 and the sixth unit is installed in 2016. BHEL/European Gas Turbine Frame V is the turbine manufacturer for the first four units and Thermax is the turbine manufacturer for the last two units. Gas Turbine is used in the first four units and steam Turbine is used in the last two units. This is a central government ownership power plant. NEEPCO is the owner of the having all the 100% share and also NEEPCO is the operating company of the plant.

How to Reach: Agartala Gas Turbine Power Plant is located at Ramchandranagar of West Tripura. Agartala Railway Station is the nearest railway station and Agartala Airport is the nearest airport.

Plant Details:

• Project Name – Agartala Gas Turbine Power Station

• Commissioned Year – 1998

• Total Installed Capacity in MW – 135 MWe

• Status of Plant - Fully operating power plant

• Power Plant Used for – base load

• Type of Plant – Combined Cycle Gas Turbine

• Type of Fuel – Natural gas

• Fuel source - Fuel taken from Local Gas fields

• Water source - Water from Auraiya - Etawah Canal.

• Turbine Manufacturer - BHEL/European Gas Turbine Frame V and Thermax

• Turbine models - Gas Turbine-1 and Steam Turbine -1

• Owner - NEEPCO

• Address – Ramchandranagar, West Tripura District, Tripura, India

• District – West Tripura District

• State – Tripura

• Contact Number - +91 (364) 222 4487 (Shillong)

• Website – http://www.neepco.gov.in

• Unit Sizes – 4 x 21 and 2 x 25.5 MWe

• Units Operational – 6

• Unit Commissioned – All units are commissioned