Another unit of Talwandi Sabo power plant goes out of order, PSPCL issues penalty notice

THE PUNJAB State Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has issued a penalty notice to the Talwandi Sabo thermal plant (TSPL) over its unit no. 3 lying unoperational since March — before paddy season.

Meanwhile, the second unit also developed a fault on Sunday, and is undergoing repair. As a result, only one of the 1,980 MW plant’s three units is now functional. Each unit can generate 660 MW of power.

There was a sudden disruption in power supply in the state on June 30 and July 1 due to failure of the second unit of the Talwandi Sabo power plant, Ropar thermal plant and low level of power generation from Bhakra hydro project.