Consumer forum scraps PSPCL’s demand of ₹24L from Khanna unit

In a striking case of reckless and opaque billing, the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF) in Ludhiana, has quashed a demand notice of over ₹24 lakh raised by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) against an industrial unit in Khanna, for an electricity load extension despite the company already paying nearly ₹74 lakh for the same project.

The case dates back to May 2022, when M/s Shri Ganpati Body Builders, a steel billet manufacturer operating an induction furnace, applied to increase its sanctioned electricity load from 2,699 kW to 4,000 kW. PSPCL approved the request in August 2022, stating that the cost of strengthening the power supply would be recovered from the consumer.