Record generation at Lehra
Mohabatt Thermal plant

The plant is expected to generate 686 MU more than the target given by the CEA for the financial year 2011-12.
Yogindra Mohan

Patiala

Generation in the third quarter of the current financial year at Lehra Mohabatt Thermal Plant at 100.79 per cent plant load factor has been the best since its inception.

The generation during this quarter was 2050.57 million units (MU) against the target of 1800 MUs. The total generation in the first nine months was 5594.535 MUs which was 8.80 per cent higher than the generation in the corresponding period last year.

Moreover, it was 10.11 per cent higher than the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) scheduled target.

According to official sources, the net auxiliary consumption has gone down to 7.52 per cent which is 3.19 per cent less than the corresponding period last year. Oil consumption has also been reduced by 36.31 per cent from 0.672 ml per unit to 0.428 ml per unit.

The plant is expected to generate 686 MU more than the target given by the CEA for the financial year 2011-12. The backing down of units in summer due to heavy power purchase led to fall in generation to the tune

of 359.77 MUs.

Earlier, the Lehra Mohabatt Thermal plant had exceeded 100 per cent plant load factor (PLF) for the second consecutive month as the country exceeded its electricity generation targets for the month of November.

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in its latest report claimed that the monthly generation during November was 71033 million units (MU) which was 101.95 per cent of the programme.

The thermal generation during the month has exceeded the programme by 779 MU on account of improved supply of coal. In the Northern Region, the generation from thermal plants exceeded its monthly target by 11.93 per cent due to better availability of coal.

The plant load factor (PLF) of thermal stations during November also improved to 74.45 per cent.

The PLF of the Central sector stations during the same period was 83.01 per cent. However the plant load factor of Independent Private Producers (IPPs) was 69.60 per cent.

It may be mentioned that seven coal based thermal plants achieved PLF of more than 100 per cent during November. These are Lehra Mohabbat (920 MW), Dahanu TPS (500 MW), OP Jindal TPS (1000 MW), SIPAT STPS (1660 MW) and Torangallu TPS (260 MW), Singraulli TPS (2000 MW) and Kota TPS (1240 MW)