More than 30 gigawatts (GW) of India's power-generation capacity has been out of service over the past month even as scorching temperatures have caused the demand for power to soar.  According to data from the Grid Controller of India, there has been a ‘generation outage’ of more than 30 GW on all but two days since May 18. There was a 44 GW outage on 23 May and a 39 GW outage...

PSPCL in tight spot as two thermal units with 870 MW capacity trip   YOGINDRA MOHAN / PATIALA The tripping of two thermal units, one unit each of Talwandi Sabo thermal and Ropar thermal has pushed the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) into a tight position of maintaining promised round-the-clock supply to the agriculture sector and no cuts in the power supply to domestic and industry sectors...

Finance dept to CM Mann In another presentation given by the department of power to the CM on Thursday, sources said that he was told how the power department was already passing through a crisis, with power demand rising to an unprecedented high due to free 300 units of power. Punjab is soon going to plunge into fund crunch, thanks to free power worth Rs 20,200 crore and free travel for women worth Rs 700 crore. ...

Due to severe heat waves in the state and ongoing paddy transplantation, the power demand in Haryana has reached a new height of 14394 MW on Wednesday, as per Northern Regional Load Dispatch Cell (NRLDC). The power supply made by both utilities on Wednesday was 2934 Lakh units.   The maximum power demand in Haryana last year in 2023-24  was 13055 MW and 12,768 MW in 2022-23 . The state is expected to ...

The sweltering heat sweeping across Punjab has pushed the state’s power demand to an unprecedented high. On Wednesday, Punjab's electricity consumption soared to a record-breaking 16,078 megawatt (MW), surpassing the previous year’s peak of 15,325 MW recorded on June 23. This spike, driven by relentless heat and the paddy sowing season, has put immense pressure on the Punjab State Power Corporation Li...

Power demand in Punjab crosses all time high 16000 MW YOGINDRA MOHAN / PATIALA  With the start of paddy season and intense heat waves in Punjab, the power demand in the state crossed 16000 MW and touched an all time high 16078 MW on Wednesday. The power supply made by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) in Punjab on Tuesday was 3390 LU. On Tuesday the PSPCL purchased 588 LU power through power ...

Punjab today registered the highest-ever power demand of 16,078 MW, which meant the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) had to draw some excess power from the grid to manage the situation. The tripping of a 660-MW unit at Talwandi Sabo led to the shortage of supply with the PSPCL. The supply to the agriculture sector was curtailed for some hours to manage the highest-ever power demand. The power scen...

Over 4,500 MW of the over 16,000 MW of power required in the state today is being used for running pumps in agricultural fields. A few years ago, the Punjab Government asked the Centre for International Projects Trust to conduct a survey on the usage of groundwater via tubewells in each block of the state. One village in a block and 25 operational landholdings in each of these villages were chosen for the study. T...

he power demand in Punjab reached an unprecedented high of 16,078 MW on Wednesday, even before the peak of paddy sowing season. The state’s own generation was around 5,700 MW, while it drew more than 10,300 MW from the northern grid. On Tuesday, PSPCL suppliedn3,390 LU (Lakh Units) of power in Punjab, and purchased an an additional 588 LU through power exchanges. ...

Northern  India has been experiencing high power demand conditions due to a scorching heatwave, and the highest ever peak demand of 89.62 GW in the Northern Region was successfully met on 18 June 2024, as per Northern Regional Load Dispatch Centre (NRLDC).   Over the last one month, the northern region has been witnessing a record demand due to the prevailing heat conditions.In Punjab it met maximum d...