Ruchika M. Khanna
Chandigarh, April 28
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has said that the power supply situation across Punjab will improve today.
One unit of Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant at Ropar, which was closed for a month for annual maintenance, will start generation today and another unit at Talwandi Sabo Power Limited Plant at Mansa (closed because of a snag) will start generation tomorrow morning. “This will fulfil the surge in power demand and the power supply situation would normalise,” said Baldev Singh Sran, CMD of PSPCL.
Rural areas of the state and industrial consumers have been suffering power outages for two days now. The situation had become worse yesterday, after two more units – one at Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant at Ropar and other at Talwandi Sabo Power Limited plant at Mansa were forced shut because of technical snag.
Sran said that there were simultaneous faults at two plants, leading to shortfall of 810 MW yesterday. “Due to hot weather and dry spell, Punjab’s average power demand during April is 30-35 % higher than previous year, we are working to meet the same,” he said.
Power situation in Punjab to improve today as Ropar thermal unit to resume operation
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