The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has imposed a penalty of Rs 22 lakh on a hotel located in Gheo Mandi for exceeding the sanctioned load limit. The hotel was found drawing more load than the sanctioned, which is a serious violation of power usage norms. Apart from this, one of the phases is being used directly at at hotel.
The sanctioned load for the hotel was 19.9 kilowatts (kw), but when an enforcement team of the PSPCL conducted a raid and checked the power consumption, it was found to be a 70.023 kw, over three times the sanctioned limit. Officials of the PSPCL have imposed a penalty of Rs 22 lakh on the hotel.
