Power generation at NTPC Ramagundam super thermal power project located in Andhra Pradesh has been adversely impacted due to shortage of coal supply from Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL).
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Of the 2,600-MW of installed capacity at Ramagundam, NTPC plant is able to generate about 1,520 MW today from the six units of 2,100 MW. It has shut down the seventh unit of 500 MW from Saturday due to coal shortage as it does not make sense to generate power with low plant load factor.
“In spite of making alterative arrangements from Mahanadi Coalfields, South Eastern Coalfields and from mines in Chhattisgarh and Orissa, and making other alternative arrangements from Coal India Ltd, we are able to generate only about 1,520 MW today,” a spokesperson of NTPC told Business Line.
As against average requirement of about 36,000 tonnes per day, NTPC now has supplies for about 18,000 tonnes.
The power generated from NTPC Ramagundam is supplied as per the allocation made to various southern States. Accordingly, Andhra Pradesh gets about 31.5 per cent, Tamil Nadu 25 per cent, Karnataka 19 per cent, Kerala 15 per cent, Puducherry and Goa about 5 per cent, respectively.
Due to lower power generation at NTPC plant, all the southern states have been impacted due to lower supply.