14 power plants temporarily shut in Uttar Pradesh, 8 due to lack of fuel
8 power plants in Uttar Pradesh have quit working because of a lack of coal while six others have been closed briefly because of different reasons.
New Delhi: With the nation coming up short on coal, 8 power plants in Uttar Pradesh have quit working. Six other force plants have been closed in the state because of different reasons, taking them all out of briefly halted power plants to 14.
Right now, the power required remains at around 20,000 to 21,000 MW. Notwithstanding, the inventory stays at just 17,000 MW. To handle the lack, specialists have declared a power sliced of four to five hours in a couple of provincial regions.
These 14 power plants provided 4520MW to the state. With the deficiency of power, the per-unit power rates are currently shooting up to as high as Rs 20 on the trade. Thus, the Uttar Pradesh government is currently compelled to purchase power at Rs 15-20 for each unit.
Among all, Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Products Corporation Limited's plants stay the most influenced. Additionally, specialists are yet to pay the unpaid debts on coal because of which they are currently confronting hardships in acquiring new coal.
Here is the rundown of power establishes that have been briefly closed:
- Lalitpur Power Plant
- Rosa Power Plant
- Unchahar Power Plant
- Harduaganj Power Plant
- Parichha Power Plant
- Parichha Power Plant
- Harduaganj Power Plant
Other than Uttar Pradesh, a few other Indian states are confronting a coal crunch. The Delhi government, on Saturday (October 9), implied that the capital could before long run out of force.
CM Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to take discernment of the remarkable circumstance.
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