Utilities in India turn to LNG as coal plants shut down
Unviable operations, delayed payments and fuel shortages have lead to shutting down of coal-fired plants, and several state utilities in India turned to a more expensive power generated from LNG to meet the demand.
Inadequate domestic gas production forced several utilities to raise their gas-fired power generation significantly as well as buy expensive LNG.
The Economic Times of India report that Gujarat started running 1500 MW of LNG-powered plants as coal-fired plants were shut, which raised the price to the end users. Other regions have also restarted the gas-based plants that have been shut due to the high cost of power generation.
LNG World News Staff, September 1, 2014; Image: ONGC
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