PSPCL sets new record of 3,265 lakh units supply in single day
Chandigarh, June 29: Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) sets a new record for meeting the maximum power demand of 14207 MW in Punjab surpassing its earlier record of 14056 MW.
A record of 3,265 lakh units of power supply has been set. This is an increase of 6.49 per cent over the previous year. Earlier last year, on July 1, 2021, 3,066 lakh units were supplied.
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Demand for power has been steadily rising due to rising temperatures especially during the summer season. The state government has been providing 8 hours daily power to the agricultural consumers and 24 hours power supply to all other categories of consumers without any power cut.
Presently, 13 out of 15 thermal units are operating in Punjab. All the four units of Ropar thermal, and three available units at Lehra Mohabatt are generating 1330 MW of power.
In private sectors both units at Rajpura thermal, two out of three at Talwandi Sabo, and both GVK units are generating 2980 MW power.
Though, Talwandi Sabo unit has been shut down due to a boiler problem, the hydro generation is around 740 MW.
Meanwhile, Punjab Power Minister Mr. Harbhajan Singh stated that in view of increasing demand for electricity PSPCL has been formulated by the government to adopt various methods of dealing with change for power management using resources.
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Notably, Ranjit Sagar Dam project is being run in condenser mode after so many years. Moreover, PSPCL has taken demand- side management measures
by installing capacitors banks, line shunt capacitors maximised for the grid stability.
-PTC News
