Power Plant Reduces Risk of Power Cuts in Tamil
Nadu
Chennai, India – 18 May 2011: Aggreko, the
global leader in the supply of temporary
power plants and temperature control services, has successfully
commissioned a 6.6 MW gas-fuelled power plant for
Kaveri Gas Power Limited (KGPL).
KGPL, an independent power producer (IPP), contracted Aggreko
when the breakdown of an alternator at a state-owned gas turbine
power plant reduced the power supply to the Tamil
Nadu state, increasing the risk of loadshedding and power
shortages.
Aggreko provided a customised power plant of
6.6. MW, which included a step-up transformer to achieve high
voltage output of 11 kV. The turn-key power plant
was designed, mobilised and commissioned in just 25 days, with
Aggreko technicians remaining on-site after the commissioning to
operate and maintain the equipment. The additional power supply,
commissioned in October 2010, has ensured that businesses in the
Tamil Nadu state have not been faced with power shortages.
S. Elangovan, Managing Director of Kaveri Gas Power Limited,
said: “Bringing 6.6 MW of power online in just 25 days is an
impressive achievement and I am very pleased that the Aggreko
power plant has operated flawlessly. Companies in
Tamil Nadu rely on KGPL to provide them with reliable power and
with Aggreko we can use rental power to boost our capacity in the
short term whenever the needs arise.”
Abid Ahmed, Country Manager, Aggreko India, commented: “This is
our first gas-fuelled multi-megawatt power plant
in India and we are very pleased to be working with a company as
highly-reputed as KGPL. Rental power is a cost-effective
alternative for businesses and utilities in India and this project
proves that it can be used whenever power supply is reduced,
including during shut-downs or maintenance of existing
facilities.”
After the launch of Aggreko’s first depot at Wagholi, Pune in
2008, Aggreko recently inaugurated its second depot in Delhi to
capitalise on the growing need of power rental solutions in the
country.