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One unit of Talwandi Sabo, 2 at Goindwal and one at Lehra Mohabbat thermal plants developed boiler and turbine issues, will restart by Tuesday: Officials

- HTC & PTI

PATIALA: Adding to the woes of Punjab State Power Corporation (PSPCL) amid sweltering heat and ongoing paddy sowing season, four thermal units in three plants across the state stopped functioning on Sunday.

The interruptions have resulted in a power generation loss of 1,410 MW, which is nearly 25% of the total thermal power generation capacity (5,680 MW).

According to the daily report published by the Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre (NRLDC) on Sunday, four units were not able to operate uninterruptedly today due to 'boiler and turbine issues' and are likely to be functional by Tuesday.

The PSPCL officials, on the condition of anonymity, said that one unit of the Talwandi Sabo thermal plant, operated by private sector, having a power generation capacity of 660 MW, shut down on Sunday due to boiler-related issues. The official added that this unit couldn't be fixed and would be functional by Tuesday.

At Goindwal Thermal Plant, both units went offline on Sunday, the data revealed.

PSPCL officials said that one unit was down because of a boiler issue while the other unit was non-functional because of a turbine issue. The power generation capacity of each unit of this plant is 270 MW.