Gujarats production of electricity from the coal-fired thermal power Plants halved in October as private sector plants struggled to generate power due to spiralling prices of imported coal.
States thermal coal-based electricity generation declined by 56% to 3,465GWh (gigawatt hours) in October 2021 from 7,877GWh during the same month last year, shows the Central Electricity Authority (CEA)s tentative monthly report for October.
Steep reduction in power generation by private sector plants, including those run on imported coal, brought down the overall electricity generated from the coal-based power plants in October.
Private sectors generation from coal plunged 70% to 1,858GWh from 6,142GWh. The generation stood at only 32% of the targeted generation of 5,839GWh for October 2021, according to the report.