The Enforcement Wing of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) issued a penalty of Rs 1.5 lakh to a city resident in a power theft case. The enforcement team, led by senior XEN enforcement number three, Jalandhar, detected a case of electricity theft in the Vivek Nagar area here. The guilty consumer had installed a […]
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Supreme Court paves the way for privatisation of Chandigarh Power Dept
The Supreme Court today cleared the decks for the privatisation of the UT Electricity Department as it stayed the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court wherein the privatisation process was put on hold. As of now, there is no stay on the privatisation of the Electricity Department, said a legal expert. The High […]
PSPCL, govt ignored alert on electricity crisis: Engineers
The PSEB Engineers’ Association has criticised the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) management and the state government for going against the interest of the common man. Engineers said they had been informing the PSPCL and government of the looming crisis and that the wrong decisions being taken by the power authority would lead to […]
PSPCL: Experts seek review of faulty power purchase pacts
Two days after Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh asked the Finance Department to release Rs 500 crore to “power-surplus” Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to buy electricity from outside the state, if the need be, questions are being raised at power purchase agreements (PPA). Power experts and the PSEB Engineers’ Association have already demanded […]
Where is promised 8-hour power supply, ask farmers
Quite against the tall claims of the government of providing an eight-hour promised power supply, farmers in many parts of the district claimed to be getting the electricity for only five-six hours a day. The unscheduled power cuts amid kharif season have been subsequently delaying the sowing of paddy. Apart from this, the farmers also […]
‘Govt claims of uninterrupted electricity supply fell flat’
A delegation of farmers under the Kirti Kisan Union and the Doaba Kisan Sangharsh Committee met the Powercom officials of Kartarpur division against the erratic supply of the electricity. Farmers demanded adequate power supply to be ensured for the motors at farms and the current cuts being imposed to be stopped. XEN Powercom assured farmers […]
PSPCL’s expanded call centre inaugurated
The expanded customer call centre of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) at the Janta Nagar Division here was dedicated to consumers by DPS Grewal, Director of Distribution, PSPCL, on Tuesday. He said several customer-centric initiatives such as expanding customer care facilities and various strengthening works of 11 kV and 66 kV transmission systems […]
Rs 30L approved for road to Churah villages
Deputy Speaker Dr Hans Raj said Rs 30 lakh had been sanctioned for the road from Chandodh to Guila and Mansa villages in the remote Guila panchayat of Churah in the district. He said this while on a visit to Guila gram panchayat today. He took stock of various development works being carried out in […]
Bathinda villages get only 6-hr power supply, sowing affected
Poor electricity supply has affected paddy sowing in a number of villages in Bathinda district. Farmers said against the promised eight-hour uninterrupted supply to the agriculture sector by the state government, they had been getting power supply for six to seven hours, thereby resulting in shortage of water required for paddy sowing.
Solar rooftop project opens in Himachal
A 50-kw solar rooftop project was commissioned by HP State Electricity Board Ltd here today as part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, marking 75 years of Independence. Sukh Ram Chaudhary, Power Minister, PK Singh, Director, Commercial and Projects, PFC Ltd, joined the inauguration virtually. — TNS
PSPCL forms committee to discuss power purchase pacts
Days after The Tribune highlighted how consumers in ‘power-surplus’ Punjab are paying approximately Rs 1.05 per unit extra due to the faulty power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed by the previous state government, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has formed a three-member committee. The committee, comprising director, generation, chief engineer (PP&R) and president of […]
Dera Bassi mill owner gets Rs1.36-cr power bill
A Bhankharpur flour mill owner was shell-shocked to see his power bill of Rs1.36 crore for the billing cycle of April-June (60 days) on June 16. “Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has charged excessively high amount for 2,088 units, which in normal circumstances would have been in the range of Rs8,000 to Rs10,000,” said […]