Coal shortage has forced the National Thermal Power Corporation to shut down its units at Dadri I power plant and one unit at Dadri II, impacting the power supply in Delhi region.
The derailment of a coal wagon near Lucknow has created shortage of coal in the Dadri power plants of the state-run power producer. This led to the
shutdown of the two 210-Mw units at Dadri I and another unit of 490 Mw at Dadri II. Result: reduced power availability for the Delhi discoms, which have now been forced to overdraw heavily from the Northern Grid.
BSES Rajdhani said the power supply to Delhi has been affected since the wee hours of the morning. It may result in rotational load-shedding in the national capital, it pointed out in a statement.
The Delhi-headquartered NTPC’ Dadri I has an installed capacity of 840 Mw, of which around 750 MW is supplied to Delhi. Dadri II has an installed capacity of 980 MW, of which 735 MW is supplied to Delhi.
Reliance Infrastructure’s BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna distribute power in the Delhi region, apart from the Tata Power’s NDPL. Delhi gets around 1,500 Mw of power from the Dadri plant daily.
