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Adding to the woes of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited in the current paddy season, four thermal units — one each at Talwandi Sabo thermal power plant and Lehra Mohabbat thermal plant and two units of Ropar thermal have tripped on boiler faults pushing the PSPCL in a tight spot. Snags in the four units resulted in 1330 MW …

The power demand in Punjab has dipped by 5,000 megawatts, giving much-needed relief to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited. A senior PSPCL official said all thermal units in the state as well as the private sector were running at half load due to the low demand. Until recently, the searing heatwave and paddy transplantation had pushed the state’s peak …

The continuous spell of the searing heatwave coupled with paddy transplantation pushed Punjab’s peak power demand beyond its maximum supply capacity of 16,000 megawatts on Wednesday afternoon. This is the first time the state recorded 16,078 MW of power demand, crossing the capacity of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited. According to the PSPCL, the state’s own generation, when the …

‘Punjab no more power surplus, needs to diversify from paddy’

Patiala: Punjab State Power Corporation Limited chairman-cum-managing director A Venu Prasad on Thursday denied that Punjab is a power surplus state, particularly during the peak paddy sowing season. Edited excerpts: Punjab State Power Corporation Limited chairman-cum-managing director A Venu Prasad says the solution to the current crisis is that Punjab diversifies from growing a water-guzzler crop like paddy. Punjab is …

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