GMR Vasavi Diesel Power Plant
GMR Vasavi Diesel Power Plant, owned by GMR Power Corporation Limited, was a private-owned power plant located in Basin Bridge, Chennai. It was a 200-MW LSHS (low sulphur heavy stock) fuel (processed from the residue of indigenous crude) power plant of the GMR Group. The plant was based on two-stroke diesel engine technology from MAN B&W, Germany. It was the state's first plant commissioned by the private sector. The plant was decommissioned in 2018.
| GMR Vasavi Diesel Power Plant | |
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GMR Vasavi plant as seen from Washermanpet | |
| Country | India |
| Location | 1, Pulianthope High Road, Basin Bridge, Chennai 600 012, Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates | 13°05′54″N 80°16′13″E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | February 1999 (Phase I) |
| Decommission date | 2018 |
| Owner(s) | GMR Power Corporation Limited |
| Operator(s) | GMR Power Corporation Limited |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Diesel |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 x 50 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 200 MW Planned: 320 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
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