PSPCL to shut down 440 MW Guru Nanak Dev and 1,260 MW Guru Gobind Singh thermal plants

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited is considering to shut down Stage I of the 440 MW Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant at Bathinda and the 1,260 MW Guru Gobind Singh Thermal Plant at Ropar. The former has four units of 110 MW each while the latter has six units of 210 MW each. The move is in line with the directives of the MoP and the CEA, as per which thermal units that were set up 25 years ago and are not economical as compared to newer ones should be shut down in phases.