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HPGCL units cut production by 540 MW

DP correspondent
Chandigarh

The thermal power generating units of Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL) have been forced to cut down on power production by 540 MW by distribution companies of the state due to less demand in the region on account of continuous rains.

A spokesman of HPGCL said on Friday that as per the requirement of the system operation department of the distribution companies of Haryana, the 110 MW units 2, 3 and 4 and 210 MW unit 5 of the Panipat Thermal Power Station, Panipat, had been closed down due to less demand of power in the state. He added that these units would remain closed up to September 13. The 500 MW unit 1 of the Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project (IGSTPP), Jhajjar, in which Haryana also has equity, has also been closed down due to poor demand. Further, one 137 MW gas turbine

at the NTPC gas-based power plant at Mujheri in Faridabad district has also been

shut down.

The spokesman said that in order to keep the grid frequency within the specified limits, backing down (closing down or forced to operate at a reduced load) was a regular practice being followed during periods of less demand or load crash due to heavy rainfall or storms.

Throwing light on the performance of HPGCL’s generating units, he said that the HPGCL had generated 659 lakh units on September 8 at an overall plant load factor of 86%. The two units of Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project (RGTPP), Khedar, contributed 212 lakh units at a plant load factor of 74%. The units of Panipat Thermal Power Station contributed a lion’s share by generating 309.43 lakh units on this day at an overall PLF of 94%.