Last year, PSPCL successfully catered to a record maximum demand of 13,606 MW and supplied the highest ever 2, 999 LUs of electricity in a single day on July 3 last year. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, power demand is likely to remain subdued this year
PATIALA: With the start of paddy transplantation on Wednesday, demand for power rose by over 1,200 MW from the previous day to 9,296 MW. Power supply in the state was 2,072 lakh units. Punjab State Power Corporation (PSPCL) is all set to maintain 8-hour power supply for tubewells.
On the first day of paddy transplantation last year, power demand rose by more than 1,900 MW to touch 11,141 MW. Thermal plant supply in the state was 351 LU and supplied by private generators. With two units, Rajpura thermal plant supplied 282 LU whereas Talwandi Sabo, with one unit, supplied 69 LU. Thermal plants in Lehra Mohabbat and Ropar have not started generation due to low demand from the industry.
Last year, PSPCL successfully catered to a record maximum demand of 13,606 MW and supplied the highest ever 2, 999 LUs of electricity in a single day on July 3 last year. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, power demand is likely to remain subdued this year.
The second unit of Talwandi Sabo thermal plant started on Thursday. This will be followed by the third unit in the next few days. State sector thermal units have been kept ready and are expected to start after 10 days when demands pick up.
Source: TNN
