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Clearance Process Underway for First Gas-Based Power Plant in Andaman Islands

Plans for the first gas-based power plant on the Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands seem to be moving forward with the Andaman and Nicobar Pollution Control Committee seeking comments from "concerned persons" on the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environment Management Plans (EMP) reports on the transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to the site.

Under the project that was all but shelved, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) proposes to supply regasified LNG to a 55 MW LNG-based power plant being implemented by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, at Hope Town, Sri Vijaya Puram (formerly Port Blair).

The power plant had already obtained Environmental Clearance (EC) from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in September 2022. The A&N Islands currently rely heavily on diesel-based power generation to meet electricity demand. To ensure a reliable, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable power supply to the islands, the Government of India initiated the development of an LNG-based power generation project at Hope Town.

The proposed project forms part of the government’s broader strategy to move towards cleaner energy sources and reduce dependence on conventional diesel-based power generation in island territories.

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