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Podcast: businessline's State of the Economy Podcast
Episode: Theme: Energy | What role will gas-based power plants play in meeting India's growing peak energy demand?
Description: In this State of the Economy podcast, businessline’s Rishi Ranjan Kala, speaks to Vikram V, Vice President & Co-Group Head, Corporate Sector ratings, ICRA Limited on the status and future prospects of gas-based power plants in India. Vikram says that Initially, gas-based power plants in India have faced underutilisation, with their plant load factor remaining around 20 to 25 per cent for most of the past decade, largely due to economic challenges and limited domestic gas availability. The high cost of generation, driven by the need to rely on imported LNG, made gas power economically unviable compared to the aver...