Punjab's Lehra Mohabbat thermal plant unit develops snag after explosion
Chandigarh, May 14: Amid soaring power demand in Punjab , one unit of state-owned Lehra Mohabbat thermal plant developed a technical snag following an explosion late Friday evening. The snag has hit power supply by 210 MW.
According to information, another unit of the Lehra Mohabbat thermal plant was forced to shut down to avoid any damage to it because of the technical snag.
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Electrostatic precipitators of the unit have developed a snag. Sources say it could take at least two-four months to repair the fault.
It is learnt the PSPCL has sought the help of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited in repairing the unit at the Lehra Mohabbat thermal plant. Following the breakdown, Punjab on Saturday fell short of 420 MW of power. The demand reached 10,900 MW on Friday.
As per information, besides two units at Lehra Mohabbat, one unit each at Ropar, Talwandi Sabo and Goindwal Sahib plants are also shut. Punjab's power generation capacity is short by 1,810 MW.
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Retired Deputy Chief Engineer of Powercom Bhupinder Singh has demanded a high-level inquiry into the incident as crores of rupees are spent on the maintenance of these units. He has demanded that the responsibility should be fixed for this incident.
-PTC News with inputs by Gagandeep Ahuja from Patiala
