PSPCL imposing 6-8 hour cuts in rural areas, up to 3 hours in cities
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is imposing cuts of 6-8 hours in rural areas of the state and up to 3 hours in all major cities as it is unable to meet the rising demand due to less electricity generation amid the ongoing paddy sowing season and soaring temperatures.
Whereas the rural belts have been witnessing major outages for the last four days, unscheduled cuts were put in place in urban pockets on Tuesday. The situation will remain grim in the coming days as the power demand is rising by the day accompanied by a delay in monsoon.
Even in urban industrial areas, cuts to tune of over 2 hours were imposed. The power supply to farmers was only 6 hours, against the promise of eight, and that too with frequent interruptions.
