PSPCL to extend power cuts on industry for another week
With the electricity scenario in the state continuing to be grim, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has decided to increase load shedding and forced weekly off on industrial units.
A unit of the 210 megawatt (MW) Ropar thermal plant went out of operation after it developed a snag on Friday, forcing the corporation to impose unscheduled cuts in rural and urban areas. The unit was restored late in the evening.
Despite having taken load-shedding measures, the gap between demand and supply is still around 1500 MW. Power cuts in both rural and urban areas continue even as their duration has been reduced.
