The current requirement of electricity per day in the state is 6,000 megawatts (MW) and it is largely met through purchase from the national grid Chandigarh: Punjab is heading towards major power outage with its thermal plants facing a deficiency of coal in wake of non-plying of goods trains in the state for almost a […]
Punjab: Industry accuses PSPCL of retracting from fixed charges waiver promise
Chandigarh: Punjab’s industry bodies FICO and AITF on Sunday accused the power utility PSPCL of retracting from its promise of waiving fixed electricity charges during the lockdown period Chandigarh: Punjab’s industry bodies FICO and AITF on Sunday accused the power utility PSPCL of retracting from its promise of waiving fixed electricity charges during the lockdown […]
Punjab reduces power tariff for consumers
The PSPCL will have to bear an additional burden of Rs 350 crore due to the various reliefs announced for the consumers, an official spokesperson said Chandigarh: To further mitigate the hardships faced by the people amid the lockdown, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced a reduction in the fixed charges for electricity […]
Two weeks after cabinet reshuffle, Sidhu yet to take charge of power ministry
Two weeks after he was divested of his key portfolios in a cabinet reshuffle, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu is yet to take charge of the power ministry, said official sources. Meanwhile, a few posters mocking Sidhu surfaced in Mohali Friday. It has been asked in the posters as to when he would “quit politics” […]
Punjab Cabinet rejig: Sidhu divested of crucial local govt dept, gets power portfolio
Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is at loggerheads with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, was divested of the crucial Local Government department and was given the Power and New and Renewable Energy Sources portfolio in a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. The rejig took place hours after the first state Cabinet meeting following the Lok Sabha […]
Punjab govt inks MoU with Virgo Corp for biofuel project
Chandigarh: The Punjab government Monday signed an MoU with a Delhi-based company for a Rs 630-crore project which will produce biofuel from rice husk. The technology for the project will be provided by the US giant Honeywell. The company, Virgo Corporation, will use the technology to produce biofuel from rice husk to set up a […]