Number of plants under outage down by 50% with improved coal supply: POSOCO

Total capacity under outage has reduced from to 6 Gw on October 13 from 11 Gw a day earlier

The number of plants which were under outage (not operating) due to coal shortage have halved on October 13, said a recent data by grid operator Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO).

According to POSOCO, the total capacity of units under outage due to low coal stocks has reduced from to 6Gw on October 13 from 11Gw as on October 12.

Coal shortage, which emerged in the country after August, led to several thermal power plants reeling under shortage of coal with stocks barely of 1-2 days. Several units which had no coal stock were forced to shut down generation due