Industry terms concessions by PSPCL meagre, unviable

As the rains are still eluding the region and Talwandi Sabo Thermal Power Plant in the private sector has gone totally off the line, the power scenario in the state continues to be dismal. In a bid to relieve the power pangs of the large supply and power intensive industrial units, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has announced some relaxations in the restrictions currently imposed on the industrial sector with regard to consumption. However, these failed to meet the expectations of the stakeholders.

In a PR circular (15/2021 dated July 10, 2021) PSPCL maintained that all general industry (LS) consumers being fed from category-1, 2 and 3 feeders across the state having sanctioned contract demand (SCD) up to 1,000 kVA shall restrict their load up to 10 per cent of their SCD or 50 KVA whichever is lower, from 8 AM on July 11 to 8 AM on July 15, except for relaxed limits on the date and time slots which would be different from zone to zone.