Power shortage persists, PSPCL relying on rains

Amid an all-time high demand for power, Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) managed to supply only around 12,500MW daily against a demand of 15,500MW. The PSPCL is now relying on monsoon as rains will decrease the demand by about 3,000MW and the generation from hydropower stations will also go up.

The shortfall is mainly due to lesser generation by hydropower stations, including Bhakra Beas Management Board, and 1,980MW Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) going out of operations.

In order to bridge the gap between demand and supply, the PSPCL was constrained to impose power regulatory measures on industrial as well other consumers. The corporation is enforcing outages from 2 to 6 hours across the state, especially in rural belts.