A plant has a load of 290 kilowatt with an average power factor of 70 % lagging. The owner request you to correct the power factor to reduce its power consumption. How much capacitor in kVAR is required to increase the power factor to 90% lagging?

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A plant has a load of 290 kilowatt with an average power factor of 70 % lagging. The owner request
you to correct the power factor to reduce its power consumption. How much capacitor in kVAR is required to increase the power factor to 90% lagging?

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