Gas supplies to power plant rise 13% in June; capacity utilisation up 29.4%

Gas supplies to power plants in the country rose by over 13 per cent to 36.16 million metric standard cubic metre per day (MMSCMD) in June this year from 31.95 MMSCMD in the same month a year ago, showing improvement in the beleaguered segment.

However, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) data showed that total plant load factor (PLF) or capacity utilisation of the gas base power plants in the country rose to just 29.4 per cent in June 2020 from 25 per cent in the same month last year.

An expert said the consumption of gas by the power sector has improved mainly due to competitive imported gas prices.

Data showed that imported gas supplies to power plants rose to 15.78 MMSCMD in June from 12.26 in the same month last year and from 13.02 MMSCMD in May this year.