No power generated at 1,050 MW Tuticorin Thermal Power Station for eight hours

TUTICORIN: There was zero production at the 1,050 MW Tuticorin Thermal Power Station for more than eight hours on Monday after the 210 MW Unit II tripped at 3.04am. Among the five units at the station, only Unit II had been working in the last few days.
All the five units of the thermal power station have a uniform capacity of 210 MW each. Two units (I and III) were on a standby mode due to a drop in demand due to the lockdown.
After Unit II tripped, Unit III started generating power and was synchronised with the grid at 11.12am.
The chief engineer (CE) of the station told TOI that power generation was stopped in Units I and III on Friday and Sunday respectively due to a drop in demand and an increase in the power generation from renewable energy sources such as wind energy.
Stating that Unit II will be fixed in two days, he said power generation would not be affected till then as Unit I is ready and on a standby mode.
Unit IV was shut on July 6 for annual overhauling. It is expected to be completed by this weekend and ready for generation.
Unit V has been down for seven months after a part in the turbine was damaged in December. “The spare should come from Punjab. The process got delayed due to Covid-19. Once the spare is ready, it will take about a week for the transportation. Once it reaches the unit, it will be fixed in 15 to 20 days,” the CE added.