Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd (RGPPL) has revealed its plans to double its power generation to over 1,200 megs watt by first week of October and will likely to commission the LNG terminal soon.

At present, RGPPL produces about 620 mega watt of power.

The company will set up a steam turbine power block-III and the power block would be generating about another 600-620 mega watt of power.  

According to the sources, the proposed power block is expected to ease the shortage of power situation in the state of Maharashtra.

Construction of marine and non-marine works of LNG terminal is in progress, with all major contracts being awarded and the company is targeting to bring commissioning-cargo of LNG in the early part of the year 2009. The LNG terminal without breakwater would be operational soon and with breakwater being commissioned by 2011 to make the five million-tonne a year LNG terminal fully operational.