GMR Infrastructure Ltd. has commissioned the second unit of its power plant in Odisha, thereby expanding its power generation capacity to 2,136 MW, reports said.
The GMR Group is establishing 3x350 MW coal-based thermal power plant at Kamalanga in Odisha's Dhenkanal District. The first unit of 350 MW commenced generation on April 30, 2013, while the second 350 MW unit of GMR Kamalanga Energy Ltd. (GKEL) was declared commercially operational on November 11, 2013.
This project is part of the company's plans to generate as much as 5,038 MW.
The company said the power produced from GKEL was being supplied to GRIDCO Ltd. in Odisha, as per the long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Besides Odisha, GKEL would supply power to Haryana, Bihar and other parts of the country.
GKEL secured coal linkage for all its 1050 MW capacity by signing Fuel Supply Agreements with Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.
GKEL's President & Director R.V. Sheshan, reportedly said, "GKEL is the largest investment made by the GMR Group in the Energy Sector. It is also one of the earliest private power projects to commence commercial operations in Odisha."
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