PSEB Engineers Association has urged the Chief Minister Punjab to review the transfer of Bhatinda thermal plant land to PUDA and instead set up solar and biomass generation plant at that site.

The Association in a letter to CM has stressed that setting up a biomass plant & solar plant at the site of Bathinda thermal is more technically feasible and economically viable in view of available infrastructure and site conditions.

It may be mentioned that PSPCL has proposed to convert existing Unit No 4 to 60 MW biomass plant and to set up 100 MW solar plant at GNDTP Bathinda. The proposal was sent to the government in 2018 and instead of consid