Thermal power output down 3.6%

KOLKATA: Power generation in the eastern region has logged a growth of 8.4% up to October 13 of the current fiscal, while other regions registered a decline of around 5%, Central Electricity Authority data showed.

All India thermal power generation was down 3.6% while total generation was lower by 2.9% in the same period. At the time when some pockets of the country were grappling with power shortage due to a short supply of coal, thermal power generation was higher by 9.5% and output from hydel sources by nearly 1% in the eastern region till October 13.

In the northern region, the total generation for the period was down 5% while thermal was lower by 6.4%.