The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday demanded enquiry into the allocation of gas of KG Basin to power generating units in Andhra Pradesh.
In a letter to Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister S Jaipal Reddy, former minister Bandaru Dattatreyya said that the capacity of Well No D 6 of KG Basin, owned by Reliance, was 50 MMCM, but the actual production was not more than 30 MMCM. He alleged that the Reliance was deliberately cutting down the production to create artificial shortage.
Demanding detailed enquiry, Dattatreyya said that more than seven gas-based power projects owned by GVK, Spectrum, Lanco, Vemagiri, Gautami and Konaseema, came out in East Godavari district with a captive power of 2900 MW. “As there is a short supply of gas, the power projects could generate only 1300 MW of power,” he said.
Dattatreyya said that the industrial and agriculture sectors were suffering due to shortage of power supply. Therefore, he demanded that the reasons for shortage of gas should be probed. Further, he said that former Chief Minister late YS Rajasekhara Reddy announced a 1000 MW power plant at Sankarpally in Ranga Reddy district with a Gas Grid. Further, the government also promised to supply domestic gas directly to houses through pipeline.
The present government also promised to install gas-based power project of 2100 MW at Karimnagar. However, those projects could not be executed unless the gas is allotted for the same, he said. Therefore, he demanded that the sufficient gas be allocated for the proposed projects in the State. (INN)