Respite from power cuts for residents
Tribune News Service

Patiala, August 27
With state receiving good rainfall this summer, people have got respite from power cuts that have been very less as compared to previous years. Officials of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) have claimed that they were not imposing any cuts in the state from the past 10 days and there was also no weekly off for the industry. Information gathered by The Tribune shows that less demand of power and more generation of electricity from hydel sources have helped power board not to impose cuts.

As per the data available, on August 26 against the demand of 1,555 lakh units (LU), the power supply was 1,540 LU, whereas on the same day last year, the figures of demand and supply stood at about 1,670 LU and 1,490 LU, respectively. The figures imply that presently the gap between demand and supply is just 15 LU, whereas last year it was about 180 LU. Against the power generation of 125 LU from last year, this year the figure stands at 170 LU.