Ratnagiri II Dabhol Power Station

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Ratnagiri II Dabhol Gas Power Station is situated at Navanagar, an industrial place in Ratanagiri District, Maharashtra, India. The total installed capacity of the plant is 740 MWe.

The plant is mainly used as base load in Maharashtra. This is a combined cycle gas turbine power plant and is in fully operating condition. Here natural gas and naphtha are used as the primary and secondary fuels. The fuel is mainly from Reliance Company and remaining fuel is imported from other countries. Dahej-Hazira-Panvel-Dabhol is the pipeline used for transporting fuel and the seawater is taken as the main source of water. The gas supply needed for 90% PLF is 3.55 and the linkage is 1.5.

The plant has three different units. The first two units has an installed capacity of 240 MWe and the third unit has an installed capacity of 260 MWe. The first unit is commissioned on 30-April-2006. The second and third units are commissioned on 07-May-2006 and 14-May-2006 respectively. GE USA is the turbine and generator manufacturers of the plant and Kawasaki is the boiler manufacturer. The turbine models used in different units are Gas Turbine -1 9001FA (unit 1), Gas Turbine - 2 9001FA (unit 2) and Steam Turbine -1 (unit 3). Ratnagiri Gas and Power Limited is the owner of the plant having the 100% share and Enron Engineering & Construction is the EPC contractor of the plant. The operating company of the plant is Ratnagiri Gas and Power Limited.

How to Reach: Ratnagiri II Dabhol Power Station is situated in the Navanagar town of Ratnagiri District in Maharashtra. Ratnagiri Junction railway station and Ratnagiri Airport are the closest railway station and airport.

Plant Details:

• Project Name – Ratnagiri II (Dabhol) Power Station

• Commissioned Year – 2006

• Total Installed Capacity in MW – 740 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 and Naphtha

• Fuel Source - From Reliance and Imported fuel

• Pipeline used - Dahej-Hazira-Panvel-Dabhol

• Water Source - Seawater

• Turbine Manufacturers - GE USA

• Generator Manufacturers - GE

• Turbine models used - Gas Turbine - 9001FA and Steam Turbine - 1

• Boiler Manufacturers - Kawasaki

• Owner - Ratnagiri Gas and Power Limited

• Address – Navanagar, Ratanagiri Dist., Maharashtra, India.

• District – Ratanagiri

• State – Maharashtra

• Contact Number - +91-22-28216613

• Email – pr@rgppl.com

• Website – www.rgppl.com

• Unit Sizes – 2 x 240 and 1 x 260 MWe

• Units Operational – 3

• Unit Commissioned – All units are commissioned