Plant Load Factor

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Plant load factor (PLF) : Power (electricity) storage is not feasible. Hence generation of power is controlled to match offtake. For whatever duration a power plant generates below its full capacity, to that extent it is a capacity loss. Plant Load Factor is a measure of average capacity utilization. PLF is affected by non-availability of fuel, maintenance shut-down, unplanned break down and no offtake (as consumption pattern fluctuates lower in nights), generation has to be adjusted.