Ramagundam B power station on verge of closure
The first thermal power station in the Ramagundam coal belt region, the Ramagundam B (62.5 MW) Thermal power station maintained by TSGenco, is on the verge of closure following the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) recommending the retirement of the power plant because of its age.The CEA had recommended that the TSGenco close down the old and technologically outdated Ramagundam B thermal power station to reduce carbon emissions as this plant cannot even go for retrofitting. It also stated that the Ramagundam B thermal power station was consuming more coal and producing less power and has low plant load factor (PLF). It stated that the power plant was generating a unit of power at .50 paise against the norm of .40 paise per u.....