Samalkot – 2400MW Gas Based Combined Cycle Power
Project at Samalkot, Andhra Pradesh, India
A. Samalkot Location Details:
B. About 2400MW Samalkot Power Project:
Samalkot Power Limited (SPL) is implementing a 2400 MW Combined Cycle thermal power
plant at Industrial Development Area of Peddapuram, Samalkot Mandal, East Godavari District,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
Reliance Infrastructure Limited has appointed Black & Veatch, USA a renowned engineering
consultant as main engineering consultant for the Project. Toshiba Power Systems and
Tractebel Engineering have been appointed as civil & structural and gas pipeline consultant
respectively.
C. Project details:
Project Capacity : 2400MW
Module Configuration : Three Modules of 800MW nominal Capacity.
Major Equipment Suppliers :
9 Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, Generators and Auxiliaries
- M/S General Electric USA.
9 Heat Recovery Steam Generators - CMI-EPTI USA
9 M/s Hangzhou for Condenser and Auxiliaries,
9 M/s Hamon Belgium for Cooling Towers
9 M/s Xian Electric, China - GIS
9 M/s Hyundai Heavy Industries - Generator Transformers.
9 EPC contract for civil works - M/S Shapoorji Pallonji & Co.
Power Evacuation : Power Evacuation at 400kV Level through 2x400 kV DC
Quad Lines to PGCIL Pooling Station at Vemagiri.
Water Conveyance : 26.2 cusec water from Godavari River located at 45km
distance from site.
Fuel Supply : Gas pipeline of 50Km length from Gadimoga landfall point
of RIL’s D-6 gas field.
D. Project Highlights:
• Using Advanced class 9FA Gas Turbines
• Largest Gas based Capacity under development by a Private sector power producer
• Fast track execution : Fastest Erection of Gas Turbines- Four Gas Turbines(FA-9, 240
MW) at “Full Speed No load” in record time of 18 Months and created a new bench mark
in Power Industries Globally (against standard of about 21 Months and subsequent GTG with
a gap of 1 month each, totaling to 24 months).
• Use of Prefabricated steel Structures ( 14000 MT) :
9 The use of Pre-engineered, Pre-fabricated Power House Building Structures at Samalkot
site eliminated conventional site fabrication work and only work remained was to “align
various structures & bolt” the voluminous prefabricated cargo as per the final Layout
drawings. This resulted into ease of erection and huge resources & time saving to tune of
30%.
• Plant Layout Optimization:
9 Lowest Acres per Megawatt ratio of land use at Samalkot compared to similar plants in India
& abroad.
9 Optimized Engineering layout citing land scarcity.
• Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastic ( FRP) material for Cooling Towers:
9 The FRP type Cooling Tower at Samalkot is one of the very few Cooling Towers employing
“FRP material” & having such a huge capacity in Indian Power Sector.
9 Reduction in Critical Path of voluminous Civil works normally in the Conventional Cooling
Towers.
• OHSAS 18001: 2007 Certification by M/s Det Norske Veritas AS (DNV)
9 OHSAS 18001:2007 certification provided to the project in recognition to an all-round
response to regulatory, social and economic challenges like minimum workplace injuries,
improved company's productivity, and cut costs by gaining full control of staff safety-related
risks, minimum risks of potential accident-related litigation and integrate OH&S prevention
measures up and down the company, engaging endorsement for the approach from both
staff and senior officials.
E. Samalkot Views