2 units of Bokaro thermal power plant still shut

The collapsed ash pond at Nurinagar since September 13, 2019 has plunged the all two units of Bokaro thermal power plant into a grave crisis as two of its 500 MW and 210 MW units have been shut down due to the non availability of ash pond, said Kamlesh Kumar, Chief Engineer & project head of BTPS.

Sources said that power supply to the consuming States including Jharkhand and West Bengal have been drastically curtailed owing to the shutdown.

Power production at the plants has declined around 650 MW per day against its installed capacity.

BTPS sources said power supply to other states too has been hit due to the shutdown.