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As gas-based power plants are put up for revival, questions remain on supply constraints, cost
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Synopsis
The government is planning to revive the 31 stranded gas-based power plants and use them to meet the growing power demand. But the ballooning gas prices – both internationally and domestically – and supply disruptions due to the Russia-Ukraine war could throw a spanner in the works.
"Power demand next year will be higher. We have challenges ahead of us." The need for an urgent preparedness was clear in power minister RK Singh’s voice in an interview a couple of months ago. “I am going to come out with a separate market for gas-based plants, where the price will be high, but at least power will be available,” Singh had said, laying out the government’s plan. Indeed, the forsaken gas-based power plants are now being
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