Punjab Power Minister asserts PSPCL's readiness for paddy season

Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Wednesday said that Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is fully prepared to meet the demand and supply of power for upcoming paddy season.

Holding a high-level meeting with PSPCL CMD Mr. Ajoy Sinha and all the Directors and Chief Engineers here, Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO stated requisite preparations had been made to ensure regular supply of power to consumers.

The Minister pointed out that about 17 thousand MW of power would be required during the paddy season for which PSPCL had made advance arrangements. Besides this, uninterrupted supply of power will also be ensured for domestic consumers in the season across the state, he added.

Sardar Harbhajan Singh ETO said that Punjab government led by Chief Minister Sardar Bhagwant Singh Mann had provided uninterrupted supply to the consumers of the state in the last three years. He mentioned same practice would be ensured this season too this facilitating consumers with regular supply in the summer.

During the meeting, the Cabinet Minister directed the Powercom officials to carry out a survey of Bathinda Thermal Plant and Guru Amardas Thermal Plant (earlier known as GVK Thermal Plant) ,apart from this he also directed to to explore the possibilities of setting up solar power plants on the surplus land lying with the Corporation. He also directed the officials that there should be no overloaded transformer across the state to avert any interruption.

Sardar Harbhajan Singh ETO instructed the officers to also start preparations for meeting the demand of electricity generated in the state during the next 10 years so as to put all

arrangements in place well in advance. He also directed to prepare a policy regarding transfers of PSPCL employees.