Rise in diesel prices is driving power plants running on this fuel to lower their electricity generation levels. : Rise in diesel prices is driving power plants running on this fuel to lower their electricity generation levels. Electricity production from the 837 MW of diesel-run power plants have fallen by 37% y-o-y to less than 80 million units (MUs) in April-September. In September, when the pinch of rise in the diesel cost was felt the most in the aforementioned monitored period, electricity generation was halved to 10.6 MUs.