AGARTALA GAS BASED POWER STATION (AgGBPS)
- Introduction
- Features
- Achievements
- Status of Generation
- Contact Person
- Photo Gallery
Introduction
This 135 MW (4 x 21 MW + 2 x 25.5 MW) Combined Cycle Power Plant is located in the West Tripura District of the state of Tripura near the capital town of Agartala.
Initially the project consisted of 4 Gas Turbines of 21 MW each of European Gas Turbine make operating on natural gas obtained from the gas fields of M/S ONGC at Tripura. The Project was financed through the budgetary support of the Government of India and partially through external commercial borrowings from the Deutsche Bank, Germany. The Project was completed in 1997-98 at a cost of Rs.322.55 Crores with a 50:50 debt equity ratio.
The plant has been converted to combined cycle power plant with installation & commissioning of 4 Nos. HRSG of Thermax make and 2 Nos. Steam Turbine of Siemens make of capacity 25.5 MW each. The project was financed through internal resource and external commercial borrowings from SBI, Singapore with 30:70 debt equity ratio.
The plant is presently running as a combined cycle unit with 2 (two) modules consisting of two Gas Turbines, two HRSGs and one Steam Turbine in each module.
Features
Name | AGARTALA GAS BASED POWER STATION (AgGBPS) |
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Capacity | 135 MW | ||||||||||||
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Location | Ramchandra Nagar, Tripura (West), | ||||||||||||
Approach | By Rail - 20 KM from Agartala Railway Station, Tripura., By Road - Agartala to Project site is 15 KM, By Air - It is 45 minutes of flight time from Kolkata & 45 minutes from Guwahati. Agartala Air Port to Project Site Approx.24 KM by road via Agartala. | ||||||||||||
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Beneficiary States / UTs | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh , Manipur, Meghalaya , Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura | ||||||||||||
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Achievement
- AgGBPS has recorded highest ever PLF of 90.10% during the year 2009 - 10.
- Recipient of the Best O&M Plant Award amongst NEEPCO Power Plants during the year 2003 – 04.
- Nomination by the Tripura State Pollution Control Board for Conferring Rajiv Gandhi Environmental Award For Clean Technology 05-06 and National Award for Prevention of Pollution 05-06
Status Of Generation
Contact Person
Project Head | Shri Jeetendra Lal Das |
Designation | Chief General Manager (Tech) / HOP |
Telephone (O) | 0381 2391269 / 9862811152 |
hopofficeagtp[at]neepco[dot]co[dot]in, jeetendradas[at]neepco[dot]co[dot]in |
Last Updated: 01/08/2025