Punjab stares at power crisis as 2 plants left with only 2 days of coal reserves
Patiala: With the power demand touching an all-time high of 8,000 megawatts (MW), an impending coal crisis is looming on the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), whose three plants have already been hit by the shortfall.
Against the laid-down norm of stocking up coal for 28 days, three private plants are staring at an alarming crisis.
While the 1,980 MW Talwandi Sabo power plant has a coal reserve of 1.7 days, the 540 MW Goindwal Sahib power plant will be able to run for only 2.1 days.
Similarly, the 1,400 MW Rajpura thermal plant has 7.4 days of stock left. All these plants are privately owned, with Punjab fully dependent on these plants to meet the power demand, which peaks in summer and the onset of paddy season.
