Power Cuts Hits Patiala And Other Parts Of Punjab

The tall claims by Punjab government of the state being power surplus fell flat on Monday, the terribly initial day of the paddy-sowing season, as the Power Corporation obligatory power cuts within the state starting from four to eight hours. The ability demand in Punjab rose by 1,000 MW on the primary day of the beginning of eight-hour power provide to the agriculture sector.

Against a requirement of 1,888 large integer units, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited managed to produce only 1,781 large integer units on Monday. The ability demand increased by 254 large integer units on one day and is about to more increase in the returning days. It touched a figure of 2,000 large integer units on Tuesday morning.

As the Nathpa Jhakri hydro power-station in Himachal Pradesh was out of production, the ability state of affairs in Punjab remained bleak on Monday. Punjab gets 4000 MW from this station.

The demand saw a steep hike attributable to operation of tubewells, and also the provide cut short by 400 MW thanks to the Nathpa Jhakri station. Thus, we were left with no alternative possibility however to impose cuts starting from eighty large integer units to one hundred twenty lakh units, explained an influence official managing power distribution in Patiala.

The PSPCL official admitted to imposing cuts starting from 30 minutes to one hour in cities, 3 to four hours in business, and 4 hours in rural areas, however the particular cuts are way more as residents of Amritsar, Ferozepur, Patiala  claimed power cuts for 5 to eight hours.

Sources said the PSPCL is additionally troubled concerning the irregular coal provide to its thermal plants, and isn’t running its thermal comes on full capacity, whereas hydro units are manufacturing additional power than that of previous year.

Meanwhile, rain on Tuesday afternoon in Patiala, Amritsar and some other areas relaxed the power demand, because the demand went down by 600 large integer units.