More power cuts in store as output plummets

KARIMNAGAR: Already reeling under power problems, the state is in for further crisis as power generation at the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Ramagundam has plummeted by 1,000 MW on Wednesday.
While the total generation capacity of the station stands at 2,600 MW, on Wednesday, it fell from 1,900 MW to 1,800 MW. The ongoing SCCL strike has brought coal production to a grinding halt and its impact on NTPC is evident. Since September 14, power generation in the state has decreased. There was a 700 MW power loss in the first one week of the Sakalajanula Samme which slightly improved after the state began transporting coal from Eastern Coal Field Limited of Chhattisgarh, Western Coal Field Limited of Maharastra and Mahanadi Coal Field of Bihar.