The Dry Transportation of Power Barge from Mangalore to Kakinada was taken to strategically position the 220 MW power generation plant closer to Gas feed source of KG D-6 basin and thereby achieve better economic efficiency of power generation.

Challenges:

• Towed transit of barge through dredged river channel of about 2.5 mtrs (river bed included rocks which needed to be blasted and removed)
• Sea transportation by Float-on/Float-off on submersible vessel. Float-on operation restricted to 4 hours tidal window for full depth submergence
• Berthing / Un-berthing in specially created basin with clearances of 1 mtr on side walls of concrete