A five-acre farm on the connecting road in this village has a tubewell running non-stop for eight hours — the entire free power supply period — for the past three days, accumulating nearly 10 inches of water on the fields. Though such scenes appear a routine in rural Punjab in this part of the year, what’s shocking is tubewells pumping out water 10 days prior to the sowing of paddy.--- “Ave...

The electricity grid supplying power to northern states recorded a massive load drop of 16.5 GW after multiple power system elements tripped at around 2 pm on Monday, the Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre (NRLDC) said. The multiple tripping event occurred right after power demand in the northern region peaked at an unprecedented 89.4 GW, driven by severe heatwave conditions prevailing across the region. The g...

The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has written to Punjab Chief Minister suggesting that the state should seek additional 1000 MW of power from the extra from the central pool in view of abnormal increase in power demand in the state. In the state of Punjab, the power consumption has gone up by 43% in 15 days of June when compared to the same period during 2023. The maximum demand of Punjab has gone up t...

The rising power subsidy to consumers is burning a hole in the pocket of the state government, making the already cash-strapped Punjab State Power Corporation (PSPCL) more dependent on the payments to be released by the government. According to the latest tariff order issued by the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC), the net revenue receipts expected by the PSPCL in 2024-25 will be Rs 48,462 cr...

Haryana is expected to experience a peak energy demand of 14,287 megawatts (MW) this summer, resulting in a deficit of 1,177 MW to 2,411 MW till September. The forecast is as per the power demand and supply projections made by Haryana Power Purchase Centre (HPPC), a joint forum of state’s two distribution companies set up for power trading. The peak energy demand in 2023-24 summer was 13,055 MW and 12,768 in 20...

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has increased the power rates for various consumer categories, including agriculture, in the state. The new tariff for the financial year 2024-25 will be applicable from June 16. This year, the average cost of supply has been worked out to 715.55 paise per unit, which is 11.21 paise per unit higher than last year’s cost of 704.34 paise per unit. T...

The hike will not affect most domestic consumers as the Punjab Government already provides 300 units of free power to each consumer and neither will it have a bearing on the agricultural sector that also gets free power. The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) on Friday decided to increase the power tariff by 11 paise per unit for domestic consumers and 15 paise per unit for the industrial secto...

The extreme summer conditions accompanied by the ongoing paddy transplantation pushed the power demand to an all-time high today, breaking last year’s record of 15,325 MW. The demand is expected to touch a new high in the next 10 days when the paddy season will be at its peak. It touched 15,379 MW today, the highest in this season. The state’s own generation was around 6,200 MW and withdrawal from the ...

PSPCL breaks own record to supply maximum power in Punjab,  Chandigarh, June 13, 2024: Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has surpassed its own record of supplying power to power consumers in the state. Today the power demand today breached last year’s maximum record of 15325 MW  during the first phase of paddy transplantation. Today on Thursday, the  maximum power demand of ...

Punjab on Wednesday witnessed a significant increase in power demand as it crossed the 14,700-MW mark during the second day of the first phase of the eight-hour uninterrupted power supply to farmers for paddy transplantation in Muktsar, Faridkot, Bathinda, Mansa, Fazilka and Ferozepur districts of Punjab. The paddy transplantation in the six districts began on Tuesday also marking the start of uninterrupted power ...