With two thermal power plants at Lehra Mohabbat and Ropar ordered to shut their operations till December 15 due to high level of pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is buying electricity at exorbitant rates from the national grid.
The state is paying ₹15 crore, including ₹2 crore as transmission charges, to the power exchange daily for the electricity that can be generated at ₹4 per unit in own thermal plants, officials said.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the NCR in its November 26 order had said that the NTPC’s Jhajjar unit, the Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station (RGPTC) at Hisar, the Panipat plant, Talwandi Sabo plant, Nabha Power Ltd, Rajpura, could remain operational.
