Switch off lights only, keep gadgets on, urges PSPCLP
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to switch off lights on Sunday at 9 pm for 9 minutes, Punjab State Power Corporation limited (PSPCLP) on Saturday requested all its domestic consumers to switch off only residential lights and keep other domestic gadgets on.
A Spokesman of the power utility said that due to lockdown, the load of Punjab will be only 2800- 2900 MW at 9 PM and it is expected to decrease by 400 MW or so. It is not a high drop.
Presently only Hydel plants are running in Punjab and their response is much faster than thermal plants, the spokesman said, adding that PSPCL has sufficient sources to handle this dip and regain of demand through Ranjit Sagar Dam and other hydro plants.
