Power Minister Harbhajan Singh said that Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has successfully met the increased power demand in the state through optimum utilisation of its resources, and is gearing up to meet the surge in demand for power during the scorching summer. In a statement on the performance of the PSPCL, the minister said that from April 2022 to January 2023, the demand for power in the state rose by 12% as compared to the corresponding period the year before.
To meet this demand, apart from making power arrangements from outside the state, PSPCL also increased its own thermal and hydel generation.
Notably, during the year PSPCL increased its power generation by 128% from thermal plants at Ropar and Lehra.
