Bhagwant Mann: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday urged the Union Power Minister RK Singh to provide additional electricity to the state from the central pool to meet heavy demand during the paddy season.
In a letter to the Union Minister, Mann said in order to provide uninterrupted power supply to farmers, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) was keeping a watch on the PUShP portal.
Round the clock power
The CM said the collective transaction segment of power exchange is unable to meet the demand for electricity. The state needs round the clock power of 1,000 MW from June 15 to October 15, he said. Mann further said the Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) had predicted low monsoon rainfall in north-western India, including Punjab. This further necessitated additional power , said Mann.
Plea to Union minister
The chief minister urged the Union Minister to allocate additional power from the central sector generating stations. He said Punjab was getting regular coal supply from Pachhwara (central) coal mine for thermal plants.
Mann pointed out that the state generated about 6,500 MW and the peak demand would touch 15,500 MW during the paddy season. He said the Ministry of Power had issued directions on February 20 regarding invocation of Section 1 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to imported coal-based plants and the same would be valid till June 15. The CM said these directions had significance as Punjab had 475 MW share in the Coastal Gujarat Power Limited, Mundra.
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