KPCL plans higher thermal generation amid hydel and wind shortfalls
Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. plans to increase thermal power generation from January because of shortages in hydel and wind energy, according to The Hindu. Managing director Rajendra Cholan recently discussed the coal requirement for the increase with officials from the Ministry of Coal in New Delhi.
Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. is preparing to increase thermal power generation from January amid shortages in hydel and wind energy, according to The Hindu. The planned increase is intended to address the shortfall from those two sources.
The supplied material does not state how much additional thermal electricity KPCL expects to produce or which plants would be involved. KPCL managing director Rajendra Cholan recently met officials from the Ministry of Coal in New Delhi to discuss the coal required for the proposed rise in thermal generation. The available information does not give the quantity of coal sought, the expected supply arrangements or the cost of the fuel.
It also does not specify the reasons for the shortage in hydel and wind energy. The plan is scheduled to begin in January, but the source material does not provide a more precise date. No details were supplied about the anticipated duration of the increased thermal output or any longer-term changes to KPCL’s generation mix.
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