Kerala State Electricity Board(KSEB) has decided to explore the possibility of converting the almost-defunctdiesel power plantsBrahmapuram and Kozhikode toLNGstations or the like using the existing infrastructure facilities.

KDPP, a thermal power plant with an installed capacity of 128MW, operates in 26.8acre at Nallalam inKozhikodedistrict. The 106.6MWBrahmapuramdiesel power plant is situated in Kunnathunadu taluk in Kochi in an area of 96.33acre and it consists of five generating units of 21.32MW each.

KDPP project started its commercial operation in 1999. It has generated 4,629MU of power so far. A fuel supply agreement was executed with Bpcl on January 30, 1999 that expired in 2016. Also two diesel Generator sets were decommissioned in 2014. The last commercial operation at the plant was done during December 2020 to February 2021. Presently, a bare minimum stock of fuel is only available at KDPP as the production of LSHS has been completely stopped by the oil refineries in Kerala.