With power plants in Gujarat facing acute shortage of coal, 7,563 MW of power generation capacities have closed down. This is more than a quarter of state´s total installed 18,510 MW capacities.
As per the details provided by the Western Regional Load Despatch Centre (WRLDC), out of the total forced shutdown of 20,245 MW, Gujarat faced over 7,600 MW of shutdown by different power units. This included 4,290 MW of Adani Power´s 4,620-MW Mundra power project and 1,600 MW of Tata Power´s 4000-Mw Mundra UMPP.
Adani had to stop power generation at its three 330 MW units due to coal shortage, while all five of 660 MW units have to be closed due to technical snag and payment default by the buyer utility.
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