Coal power generation capacity under outage reduces to 5 GW from 11 GW
Coal-based electricity generation capacity under outage due to shortage of the dry fuel came down to 5 GW on Thursday from 11 GW on Tuesday, according to the Union power ministry.
The latest data indicates that the crunch situation on account of short supply of coal is easing. Various power plants in different parts of the country are grappling with fuel shortages and efforts are being made to increase fuel supplies.
Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) reported that the total capacity of units under outage due to low coal stocks has reduced from 11 GW on October 12 to 5 GW on October 14, the ministry said in a statement.
