24 August
Karnataka Power Corporation (KPCL) in India has temporarily closed three thermal power plants due to the poor demand following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Two power plans in Raichur district and one in Ballari district of the Karnataka were closed as high power generation and lower demand was destabilising the grid.
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