With the Punjab Government committed to provide regular and uninterrupted power supply to the farmers during paddy season, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is all geared up to supply power for eight hour daily to ensure seamless sowing of paddy across the state.
Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO informed that with the beginning of paddy sowing season, PSPCL has been ensuring eight hour power supply daily in districts including Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, SBS Nagar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar. On the very first day, the PSPCL met a maximum demand of 12008 MW, he added.
He said that eight hour daily regular supply is already being given in border area beyond barbed wire since June 10, 2022.
The Minister informed that the maximum demand of 11485 MW was met on June 13, 2022 in comparison to 10669 MW witnessed on the same day last year. Total 2413 lakh units were supplied on June 13 which is 18 percent more than 2042 lakh units supplied on June 13, 2021, he added.
“Unprecedented demand of power is being witnessed due to mercurial increase in temperature during this year in the state in comparison to last year,” he said, adding that during April and May 2022, PSPCL has supplied 33 percent and 36 percent respectively more power than April and May 2021.
Meanwhile, the PSPCL has been directed to make adequate arrangements for coal and power required in the state during paddy season.
