|
ABOUT LANCO
KONDAPALLI POWER PLANT |
 |
|
LANCO Kondapalli Power Plant is an
Independent Power Project (IPP) located at Kondapalli Industrial
Development Area near Vijayawada in India. The Plant is a
368.144 MW Combined Cycle Power Project operating on Natural Gas
as primary fuel. The
plant has two Gas Turbines of GE Frame 9E, two Heat Recovery
Steam Generators and one Steam Turbine.
Based on a Power Purchase
Agreement (PPA) for a period of 15 years, the plant supplies
power to APSDCL (Andhra Pradesh Southern Distribution Company
Limited- erstwhile Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh
Limited (AP TRANSCO)).
The Operation and Maintenance
of the power plant is done by the Genting Lanco Power (I)
Private Limited, which is jointly owned by Genting Group,
Malaysia and LANCO Group, India.
|
|
 The plant was set up as a short
gestation power projects in the private sector on the basis of
"Tariff-Based International Competitive Bidding" as per the
Government of India's guidelines dated 18 January 1995.
Based on Andhra Pradesh State
Electricity Board‘s (now the Transmission Corporation of Andhra
Pradesh Limited (AP TRANSCO) tender, Lanco Kondapalli Power
Private Limited was awarded the project on Build, Own and Operate
(BOO) basis.
|
| 31 March 1997 |
Power Purchase Agreement |
| 09 December 1998 |
Financial Closure |
| 25 October 2000 |
COD of Combined Cycle
Conversion to run on |
| 01 September 2001 |
Natural Gas as Fuel
|
|
 First Project cleared by Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
under the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) route for
Power Projects in India.
First ICB Power Projects in India to achieve Financial
Closure.
One of the lowest in terms of evacuation cost to AP TRANSCO.
First private sector Power Project to receive disbursement
of finance from the Power Finance Corporation Limited, India.
Largest Independent Power Project (IPP) in South India and
one of the largest IPPs in India.
|
|
Water required for the plant is
drawn from River Krishna by a 9 km pipe line upstream of Prakasam
Barrage.
|
|
Natural gas supply for the plant
is based on a long-term Fuel supply Agreement with Gas Authority
of India Limited (GAIL).
|
 Leadership & Excellence Award in Safety, Health &
Environment - 2002- By Confederation of Indian Industries- Best Environmental Improvement Activity Award-2003 - FAPCCI
- Certification of Environmental Management System with ISO
14001 (1996) -LRQA, April-2003
- Environmental Excellence Award -2004 by Greentech
Foundation, New Delhi
- Certification of Quality Management System with ISO 9001
(2000) -LRQA, April-2004
- 25% Cess Rebate on water uses by APPCB
- OSHAS 18001 Certification -
June 2005
|
