City residents had to face a harrowing time for almost two hours in the extremely hot and humid weather conditions as 220 kW Lalton Kalan sub-station developed a snag. As a result, more than a dozen 66 kW sub-stations feeding parts of the city had remained completely shut down from 11 am to 1 pm […]
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Power
New grid to ease power supply woes
Senior Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), officers, including CMD, PSPCL Baldev Singh Sran CMD, PSPCL visited the newly-raised 66 K.V Sub Station at Thapar University Patiala and reviewed all technical and officials requirements with the officers from distribution wing and transmission system, before it is dedicated to the people of Patiala.
Special drive to promote solar power launched in Ambala
The district administration has launched a special campaign to promote the solar power by popularising the applications of various non-conventional and renewable sources of energy in Ambala. To begin with, it has implemented solar home system “Manohar Jyoti” scheme to cover 505 households living in the un-electrified dhanis in the district. “Our target is to […]
AAP for lower power tariff
Demanding reduction in power tariff, AAP leaders, including MLAs Prof Baljinder Kaur and Rupinder Kaur Ruby, submitted a memorandum, addressed to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, to Deputy Commissioner B Srinivasan here on Monday. The AAP leaders said high power tariffs had highly affected the common man. They demanded from the Chief Minister to slash […]
A first: HP notifies energy conservation code
Himachal has become the first state to notify Energy Conservation Building Code which will result in reduction in energy consumption demand by commercial buildings by 30 per cent. The Himachal Pradesh Energy Conservation Building Code 2018 has been notified in the state to reduce energy consumption demand in commercial buildings. Himachal Pradesh is the first […]
BBMB marks 65 years of Nangal hydel channel
The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) today commemorated the 65th anniversary of the commissioning of its Nangal Hydel Channel (NHC) at the Nangal Dam. The channel was opened on this day in 1954 by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. DK Sharma, Chairman, BBMB, said this channel had played a significant role in bringing about green […]
Power corpn to lose revenue as PSERC retracts decision
The debt-ridden Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is set to lose its revenue following Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) move to partially retract its own decision. The decision could make the PSPCL poorer by Rs 500 crore per annum which means that this additional burden will have to be passed on to “domestic […]
Free power for freedom fighters to continue
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has announced that a grant of electricity concession of 300 units per month to freedom fighters having domestic category (DS) connections with sanctioned load of up to one KW would continue during the financial year 2019-20. The Punjab Government has approved a subsidy amount of Rs 84 lakh […]
PSPCL unearths billing scam
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has unearthed a massive billing scam, which could go up to several crores in the Focal Point Division. Pending detailed investigation by a technical team, junior engineer Gagandeep Singh and consumer clerk Paramjit Singh in the division have been placed under suspension with their headquarters at Bathinda, so […]
Youth Akali Dal, traders protest unscheduled power cuts
The Youth Akali Dal, along with various traders associations, staged a protest against the Congress government over unscheduled power cuts, false promises of providing power at Rs 5 per unit to the industry and high power tariff in the state. During the protest outside the railway station here, the protesters distributed hand fans (pakhis) to […]
‘Recruit technical staff in PSEB’
The PSEB Engineers Association today demanded that need based adequate technical staff should be recruited to avoid collapse of power system in the state. They also sought restoration of basic pay of assistant engineers. The association congratulated Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh under whose leadership the PSPCL/PSTCL has met all time high-peak demand of 13,700 […]
Arvind Kejriwal offers help to Punjab on cheap power model
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday extended help to the Punjab government to develop a model on the lines of Delhi to provide cheap electricity to the people. Kejriwal’s reaction came after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed that senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa had praised the work of the Kejriwal government in […]