Category: Power

Having locked the gates of PSPCL office here, members of Kisan Sangharsh Committee Punjab today held the Chief Engineer (North), four Superintending Engineers and a staff of about 70 employees hostage for about three and a half hours this evening. Even as the office was to close at 5 pm, the farmers blocked their exit […]

A Chandigarh-based company Hartek Solar Pvt Ltd has installed a 10-kWp rooftop solar plant at Nada Sahib Gurdwara in Panchkula as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. The plant will generate 16,500 units of electricity annually, which will offset 12.91 tonnes of carbon dioxide and meet several day-to-day electricity requirements of the gurudwara.

Members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on Monday organised a protest outside the office of the PSPCL Chief Engineer in support of their demands. Their major demand is reduction in power tariff. A leader, Sarwan Singh Pandher, while addressing the protesters, said the PSPCL had increased power tariff 12 times in two-and-a-half year, which […]

About 6000 saplings of ornamental, shade and fruit trees were planted by officials of various division of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on the inaugural day of the “Save the planet” campaign, launched as part of the ongoing celebration of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, today. Chief engineer DPS Grewal […]

Members of the Revolutionary Marxist Party of India(RMPI) today alleged that the state government’s move to raise the power tariff was causing a lot of problem to the consumers. Addressing a press conference here, party leader Mangat Ram Pasla said the party would hold protests in all district headquarters from August 5 to August 9. […]

Not only private consumers, even government departments are also not paying their monthly electricity bills and various government departments owe Rs 70.33 crore to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). The authorities have failed to recover their dues despite repeated efforts. The amount is mounting as the last year’s figure was Rs 41.70 crore in […]

The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has launched the second phase of its pilot project — Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao — under which the agriculture power (AP) consumers on 250 feeders across the state would be entitled to direct benefit transfer for electricity (DBTE). The scheme has been introduced as per directions of the […]

Chandigarh Renewal Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) has blacklisted a firm for using poor quality material in solar panels installed at various residential houses. Sources said the CREST had taken the action after an inquiry proved that the material used in the panel was not up to the mark. Some of the […]

Vigilance sleuths on Thursday nabbed an employee of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) in Patran while accepting bribe of Rs 25,000 for transferring electricity connection in the complainant’s name. The Vigilance Bureau (VB) has now registered a case against the PSPCL employee identified as, Gurmukh Singh, under Section 7 of the PC Act. Giving […]

Facing unpaid bills worth crores, the Electricity Department has introduced the Advance Credit Deposit (ACD) scheme for all type of consumers. Under the scheme, getting a new electricity connection has become nine-time costlier. Residents are now being asked to deposit the ACD charges on the basis of the expected average bills of two months. The […]

In a special drive, the enforcement wing of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has detected 39 cases of power theft in the Baghapurana sub-division of the district during the past 24 hours. This was stated by Deputy Chief Engineer of the corporation Suresh Kumar Garg in a statement issued here today. He said 13 […]

A sub-station attendant (SSA) of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) posted at the Khandewad power grid allegedly shot another SSA following argument over duty hours here today. The police have arrested the accused. “Deceased Gurmeet Singh and accused Pardeep Kumar were posted at Khandewad grid for the past two years, but today Pardeep […]