Plant Load Factor definition

Plant Load Factor or 'PLF' for a given period, means the total sent out energy corresponding to scheduled generation during the period, expressed as a percentage of sent out energy corresponding to installed capacity in that period and shall be computed in accordance with the following formula:
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Plant Load Factor means the total sent out energy corresponding to generation during the period expressed as a percentage of sent out energy corresponding to contracted capacity in that period.
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Plant Load Factor or “PLF” for a given period means the total sent out energy corresponding to scheduled generation during the period, expressed as a percentage
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Examples of Plant Load Factor in a sentence

  • NPL by virtue of being the lowest cost power producer in the state of Punjab remains on the top of merit order, this has resulted in the plant operating at high Plant Load Factor (PLF), which is amongst the best in the industry.

  • This includes the preparation of State Energy Accounts indicating Availability, Scheduled Generation, Plant Load Factor computation, Open Cycle Operation of Gas Turbines etc.

  • Subsequently, OPGC and GRIDCO signed an amendment to existing PPA on December 19, 2012 by amending certain clauses related to Plant Load Factor, Revision in tariff, etc.

  • Threshold Plant Load Factor for determining fixed charge component of Tariff shall be 85%.

  • As a result, availability factor and the Plant Load Factor of a number of plants are below satisfactory level.

  • An incessantly lower Plant Load Factor (PLF) of windmills then expected over last few years of operations due to non-availability of grid and land related issues has triggered assessment of recoverable amount of the windmills in terms of Accounting Standard (AS) 28, Impairment of Assets.

  • Plant Load Factor is the key variable encompassing variation in wind profile, variation in off-take (including grid availability) including machine downtime.

  • Normative Annual Plant Load Factor (NAPLF) for the purpose of the calculation of Incentive and the formula for computation of energy charge (net) to be billed per month shall be considered as per the prevalent CERC Tariff Regulations.

  • Threshold Plant Load Factor for determining fixed charge component of Tariff shall be 90%.

  • NTPC's Super Thermal Power Plant in Korba works at a very high Plant Load Factor (PLF).


More Definitions of Plant Load Factor

Plant Load Factor or “PLF”, shall mean the ratio expressed as a percentage, for a Billing Period or a Tariff Year, with respect to a Unit (during the Initial Year only) or the Project, of (A) the sum of (i) Gross Actual Energy, plus (ii) all Deemed Generation during such period; plus (iii) for the purposes only of Paragraph 5(b)(ii) of Appendix D, all Gross Actual Energy which would have been generated by the Project but was not generated, during any time the Project was not or was generating at less than NPLF due to any event of Force Majeure (except an event of Force Majeure described in Section 12.1(b)(1)(i) and (ii) calculated as the product of (u) the number of hours the event of Force Majeure was in effect, and (v) the average of the Declared Availability during such period, to (B) the product of
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Plant Load Factor means the total sent out energy corresponding to generation during the period expressed as a percentage of sent out energy corresponding to contracted capacity with Distribution Licensee in that period. PLF= ××(−)× Where, ES: Energy sold in MU during the year, CC: Contracted capacity in MW,AUX: Normative Auxiliary Consumption
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Plant Load Factor or 'PLF' for a given period, means the total sent out energy corresponding to scheduled generation during the period, expressed as a percentage of sent out energy corresponding to installed
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