Kalaburagi: Power generation dips at RTPS
Technical problems as well as the shortage of coal have seriously affected power generation at Raichur Thermal Power Station(RTPS), one of the major generating stations in the state. With the shutdown of one more unit (IVth Unit) on Monday, the total number of units shut down so far has reached four. That means of the total eight units of 210 MW capacity each, only four are functioning on Monday.Mr C Venugopal, Executive Director of RTPS, said that on Sunday, two units had to be shut due to tripping. Already, Unit VIII has been shut down for annual maintenance. “In all, power generation has dipped to 815 MW as against the total installed capacity of 1720 MW.”Although one of the two units that tripped on Sunday (Unit VII) would be ready fo.....