PSPCL to provide daily 8 hrs power for paddy season
- June 10, 2021
- Updated: 01:04 am
DW BUREAU
On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is committed to provide daily 8 hours uninterrupted power supply to its 14 lakh agriculture tubewell consumers in Punjab for the coming paddy season from June 10.
This was disclosed by PSPCL CMD A.Venu Prasad here today. He assured that all esteemed consumers of the state would be provided 24 hours continued, uninterrupted and quality power supply in Punjab.
The CMD said that the PSPCL had already made level best arrangements to cater electricity supply to its consumers. In order to ensure supply to agriculture consumers during paddy season, the PSPCL had also strengthened the electrical infrastructure of the villages.
He said that the PSPCL was anticipating to meet successfully more than 13000 MW demand during the paddy season. He said that in addition to existing sources at disposal of the PSPCL, power arrangements under short term and banking with other states to the tune of 2700 MW have been made for this paddy season.
He added that daily power supply to all AP consumers in the state has been divided into 3 groups at each sub-station. He also said that AP consumers of the PSPCL will be provided 8 hours power supply in day time along the international border of Punjab.
He said that instructions had been issued to the officers/officials not to leave their headquarters during the paddy season. He said that in order to update the status of power supply position and to redress complaints of the consumers special control rooms were being setup at zonal levels and at Head Office Patiala.
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