At 70%, thermal capacity utilisation highest in a decade in April-June
Thereafter, the utilisation rates, known as 'plant load factor' or PLF, declined to 68% in FY14 due to higher availability of power as new projects were commissioned. The PLF in the first quarter of FY20 (pre-Covid-19) fell to 63% owing to higher generation capacity and lower electricity demand due to the economic slowdown. The utilisation rate in the first quarters of Covid-affected FY21 and FY22 was 47% and 59%, respectively.