Situation better than last year: Power body
Tribune News Service

Patiala, July 14
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) officials have claimed that better management of resources has led to fewer power cuts on various categories of consumers this year as compared those imposed last year.

According to the figures released by the PSPCL for June, the average demand stood at 1,540 lakh unit (LU), whereas the management had been able to arrange only around 1,456 LU.

Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the PSPCL KD Chaudhry said average demand in July so far had been 1,574 LU against which, the corporation had been able to arrange 1,518 LU, including 165 LU from the state hydropower plants, 473 LU from the state thermal plants, 14 LU from new and renewable sources of energy, 138 LU from the Bhakra-Beas Management Board (BBMB) and 733 LU from the Central sector share and banking.

Owing to better availability of power and timely onset of the monsoon, power cuts in July had been negligible, he claimed. The corporation was providing more than 11 hours of power supply to agricultural consumers and around nine-hour power supply in border areas.