Ramgarh Gas Thermal Power Station


Ramgarh Gas Thermal Power Station commonly abbreviated as RGTPP is a gas-based thermal power plant located at Ramgarh in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan. This power station is Rajasthan's,first gas based power station. The power plant is operated by the Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam, a PSU company run by Govt. of Rajasthan. RGTPP is located north-west from Jaisalmer district headquarters. Power station houses the GAIL terminal for the supply of gas fuel. ONGC, OIL and Focus Energy Ltd. are among the gas suppliers. It has a staff of more than 200 engineers and technical workers.

Capacity

It has an installed capacity of 270.5 MW.
StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity Turbine typeDate of CommissioningStatus
1135.5Gas Turbine1996 JanuaryRunning
2237.5Gas Turbine2002 AugustRunning
2337.5Steam Turbine2003 AprilRunning
34110Gas Turbine2013 MarchRunning
3550Steam Turbine2014 AprilRunning

Awards

Ramgarh Gas thermal power station was awarded The Best Generating power station of Rajasthan for the year 2014. The award was given on 26 January 2015 on the occasion of Republic Day in Jaipur.