Record generation by Panipat thermal unit

  • 12/04/2012

  • Tribune (New Delhi)

Panipat: The 250 MW Unit-7 of Panipat Thermal Power Station (PTPS-2) of Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL) achieved a record generation of 1,940 Lakh Units of power during March 2012 at a Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 104.32 per cent which is the highest ever achieved by the unit in a month with negligible oil consumption. A spokesman of HPGCL said the unit had been giving excellent performance consistently and had achieved an overall PLF of 96.09 per cent during the complete financial year 2011-12. He added that this performance was comparable to the best performing thermal generating units of the country. He said the 250 MW Unit-8 of the power station had also performed remarkably well and had achieved a PLF of 96.57 per cent during March 2012 and a PLF with an overall 95.12 per cent during 2011-12. The spokesman said the HPGCL management had credited the achievement to the dedicated and round-the-clock hard work of engineers and employees. He said HPGCL was fully geared up to meet the power demand during the peak summer season.