Punjab: 33% more demand for power in April this year; PSPCL says didn’t falter in supply

Punjab witnessed a 33% surge in its power demand in April (between April 1 and April 28) this year, as compared to the same period last year, with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) claiming that it met the demand to the dot.

Data procured by The Indian Express showed that from April 1 to April 28, PSPCL had provided a total of 34109 lakh units (LUs) of electricity last year. During the same period this year, the figure reached 45220 lakh units, a 33% jump.

According to PSPCL authorities, they were able to meet all the demand between April 1 to 25 and a gap of 800-1000 MW between demand and supply was registered only between April 26 to April 29 that too as two thermal units went out of order.