Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday wrote to the Centre, seeking additional 1,000MW of electricity for the paddy season.
In a letter to Union power minister RK Singh, Mann said that the state’s generation capacity was limited to about 6,500 MW, whereas the peak demand was likely to touch 15,500MW this summer. To meet the shortfall, he sought up to 1,000MW from central sector generating stations for Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) from June 15 to October 10.
In the letter, Mann said the state power utility, PSPCL, is keeping a continuous watch over the power availability on the PUShP (High Price Day Ahead Market and Surplus Power) portal.
