Seven states including UP and Delhi face a severe electricity crisis following a technical fault that caused three units at the NTPC Thermal Power Project to maintain power on Saturday night. This resulted in disabling 210 MW of total power generation capacity. Repair work has started while the power company leadership closed units 3, 4, and 5.
Widespread Impact Across Northern India
The coordinated shutdown of these units creates a power emergency threat affecting several states from Uttar Pradesh to Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir as well as Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
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Efforts Underway To Restore Power Supply
Management authorities have announced reopening all shutdown power units throughout the next few hours in order to begin power generation operations. The Northern Grid distributes electricity from these units to Uttar Pradesh and five other states of Haryana and Delhi, along with Rajasthan.
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Boiler Leak Triggers Shutdown Of Unit 4
Unit shutdown at this location disrupts electricity to all connected states. The boiler tube of unit number four began leaking at midnight on Saturday. The management attempted several efficient repair methods to fix the issue yet they closed the unit when they could not solve it until the boiler temperature decreased.
Technical Failures In Units 3 And 5 Compound Crisis
The third and fifth units of the project experienced technical failure which required the management to disable both units. The joint shutdown of three units reduced the power production at the NTPC project to 630 MW. Power output remains active in units one and two for a 210 MW production capacity and unit six functions with 500 MW service capacity.