Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Group firm Nabha Power (NPL) has shut its 700 MW unit of Rajapura Thermal Power Station due to shortage of coal.
NPL, which has been supplying power to Punjab from Rajpura plant since 2014, has shut down Unit-2 of 700 MW on 3 June 2018.
Against a daily requirement of four rakes of domestic coal, NPL has been receiving only one-two rakes per day in recent times.
NPL has been facing coal crisis since 2017, forcing it to operate the plant at critical levels of coal stocks i.e. less than seven days. It was forced to shut down both units alternatively for 54 days during September to November 2017.