Punjab: After boosting supply last year, PSPCL gears up for summer
In a statement on the performance of the PSPCL, Power Minister Harbhajan Singh said that from April 2022 to January 2023, the demand for power in the state rose by 12% as compared to the corresponding period the year before. Power Minister Harbhajan Singh said that Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has successfully met […]Read More
Delhi power minister raises alarm: Some plants have coal to last just one day
A statement from the government Thursday had pointed to disruption of power supply from Dadri-II and Unchahar power stations that could lead to a problem in 24-hour power supply to essential institutions, including the Delhi Metro and hospitals. Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain reiterated on Friday that there is a shortage of coal at some […]Read More
Power shortfall down to 930 MW, but long blackouts persist
Farmers stage protests in various areas, block a highway to demand power for their crops Punjab continued to grapple with long hours of unscheduled power cuts on Friday, with tempers rising and the power-supply gap in parts of the state increasing to as much as 2050 MW. According to Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) Engineers […]Read More
Power crisis: List of trains Centre cancelled to make way for coal wagons
As many as 657 passenger train services were cancelled to allow for faster movement of coal carriages. Here’s the full list With several parts of the country grappling with electricity shortage–owing to low coal stocks at thermal plants and an increase in power demand because of sweltering heat–the Central government has decided to cancel as many […]Read More
Punjab reels under 10 to 13 hours power cut, Opposition mocks AAP for free electricity promise
Punjab’s Power Minister Harbhajan Singh has blamed the previous governments for not upgrading power plants in the state. HIGHLIGHTS Parts of Punjab are experiencing 10 to 13 hours-long power cuts The cuts have adversely affected farming and industrial sectors in Punjab Govt said that demand has gone up by 40% because of the rising temperature Punjab […]Read More
Demand heat triggers outages: Low coal stocks disrupt supply
Power demand is expected to rise further as the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted normal to above normal maximum temperatures this summer. Amid power outages in several states — including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh — caused by critically low coal stocks at majority of thermal power plants, electricity demand in the […]Read More
Bathinda thermal plant employees ‘punish’ SAD, Congress over closure
Manpreet polls just 16 votes in one booth The impact of the shutting down of the Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP) is quite evident on the election results of the Bathinda Urban segment. In stark contrast to 216 votes polled by AAP candidate Jagroop Singh Gill at polling station No. 13 in Thermal Colony, […]Read More
Special assembly session: Punjab government tables ‘white paper’ on private thermal plants
These thermal plants caused loss of crores of rupees to the state exchequer besides burdening the consumers, government says in a nine-page document The Charanjit Singh Channi-led Congress government on Thursday tabled a ‘white paper’ in the Vidhan Sabha, with a focus on shortcomings in setting up of private thermal plants in the state when […]Read More
पंजाब के थर्मल पावर प्लांट्स में कोयले की कमी, फिर पावरकट का करना पड़ सकता है सामना
Punjab Thermal Power plants: बिजली खरीद समझौते (पीपीए) (Power Purchase Agreement) के अनुसार, बिजली उत्पादन कंपनियों दोनों सरकारी और निजी को कम से कम 28 दिनों के लिए स्टॉक बनाए रखना होता है. चंडीगढ़. पंजाब में थर्मल पावर प्लांट (Thermal power plants) कोयले की भारी कमी से जूझ रहे हैं. अधिकांश के पास ईंधन का कुछ […]Read More
