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The project activity uses natural gas as fuel for power generation. LKPL sources the natural gas from the Krishna Godavari basin of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and it is transported through Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited (RGTIL).

The CCPP operates on Brayton Cycle (Compressor & Gas Turbine) on top and Rankine Cycle (Heat Recovery Steam Generator & Steam Turbine) at the bottom and utilizes other major equipment as follows:

• Two advanced class, heavy duty, gas turbine generators with a nominal output of about 241 MW capacity each at site condition and with each having a gas turbine inlet air-cooling system.
• Two heat recovery, natural circulation, three pressure vertical type steam generators.
• Two steam turbine generators of around 130 MW capacity each (@ 30 deg C, 60% RH), which are multistage, intermediate injection, condensing types.

The carbon intensity of the present project activity is lower than the southern regional grid (as per Build Margin & Combined Margin) and the coal-based power station using sub-critical technology, which has been identified as the most plausible baseline option. Hence, the project activity reduces CO₂ emission by way of avoiding power generation from relatively higher carbon intensive sources. The electricity generated by the project is being exported to the northern regional grid via the Northern Regional Load Dispatch Centre (NRLDC). The northern grid comprises of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh states.

Contribution of the project activity to sustainable development
The contribution of this project activity towards sustainable development as per the four indicators prescribed by The National CDM Authority (“NCDMA”) in India i.e., Ministry of Environment and Forests (“MoEF”) is presented below:

Social Wellbeing:

• The project activity generates direct and indirect employment for the local population during operation.
• The project provides an opportunity for secondary small scale entrepreneurs development near the project site, such as small shops, etc.  

Economic Wellbeing:

• By creating employment in the area, the project activity has brought in economic improvement for the local population.

Environmental Wellbeing:

• The project activity avoids use of other fossil fuels, and thus reduces emissions of GHGs, oxides of sulphur and nitrogen, unburned carbon, fly ash (in case of coal and lignite),particulate matters etc.

Technological Wellbeing:

• The project activity is a natural gas based combined cycle power plant and results in improved power generation efficiency as compared to an open cycle or coal or lignite based thermal power plant of similar capacity.

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