There are two aspects of the widening gap between demand of coal for power plants and its supply. The first is the sharp increase in project commissioning in the past three years of the current Plan period.
<br />  <br />BHUBANESWAR: The State continues to have a shortage of power due to breakdown in several generating units of NTPC at Farakka, Kahalgaon, Kaniha and Ib thermal power station at Banharipali in Jharsuguda district.<br /><br />There was a shortage of more than 150 MW during the evening peak despite the hydro power stations providing 1,250 MW.<br />
