Punjab: Amarinder Singh cracks the whip, orders cancellation of all controversial PPAs

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to cancel or revisit all one-sided PPAs with private companies that are not contractually obligated to supply sufficient power to meet the state’s peak demand during the paddy sowing and summer seasons.

A government statement on Wednesday said that taking serious note of the fiasco relating to Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL), Mansa – one of the largest private thermal plants in the state, which miserably failed to perform in the current paddy season — the Chief Minister has directed PSPCL to revoke the power plant’s PPA, which is heavily biased in favour of the company.