Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday stated the facility buy agreements (PPAs) signed by the erstwhile SAD-BJP authorities had been being reviewed and added that his authorities would quickly announce its authorized technique to counter the PPAs, which have hit the nation. pointless monetary burden. State
The Chief Minister, who chaired a gathering to assessment the facility state of affairs within the state, later stated {that a} rigorously charted authorized motion was being ready to avoid wasting Punjab from additional monetary loss because of the mistaken PPA signed by Badal throughout his rule. is. .
Of the 139 PPAs signed in the course of the SAD-BJP authorities, 17 had been adequate to fulfill the state’s complete energy demand, he stated, including that the remaining 122 had been signed for 1,314 MW of pricey energy, placing pointless monetary burden on the state. .
Even as he appealed to the individuals to make use of energy judiciously and cooperate with the federal government in addressing the short-term scarcity of energy, the CM stated towards the availability of 13,500 MW, final week an unprecedented Touched the demand of 16,000 MW. Immediately, PSPCL began procuring 7,400 MW of energy from outdoors the state, he stated, including that it was 1,000 MW greater than final yr. He stated that if the quantum of procurement had not been elevated instantly, the state would have confronted an extra scarcity of 1,000 MW of energy, which might have aggravated the disaster.
The Chief Minister stated that the current disaster is the results of failure of 1 unit of Talwandi Sabo Power Plant, which is producing 660 MW of electrical energy. He stated that whereas a discover has already been issued by PSPCL to the plant for imposing heavy tremendous, the state authorities has taken robust steps to beat the facility scarcity. He stated these measures embody three weekly days off for business together with rolling mills and induction furnaces from July 1 to July 7.
He stated that solely important companies and steady course of industries have been exempted from these guidelines.
In addition, state authorities places of work have additionally been directed to perform from 8 am to 2 pm until July 10, with the usage of air conditioners prohibited in these places of work.
Emphasizing on the dedication of his authorities to ease the state of affairs on the earliest, the CM stated that the facility distribution system within the state has improved within the final 4 years. He stated that 2 lakh new distribution transformers have been put in, taking the full determine to 11.50 lakh. He stated that transformers have additionally been put in on the sub-stations to maintain the availability steady.
In addition, to enhance the transmission system, he stated that 17,000 km of 11 kV and 1,372 km of 66 kV transmission strains have been related. Seven 220 kV substations and thirty 4 66 kV substations have been commissioned, rising the capability to eight,423 MVA. He stated that further 54 new 66 kV substations are anticipated to be accomplished by November 30. In addition, three 33 kV sub-stations have been upgraded to 66 kV and two 66 kV sub-stations are being upgraded to 220 kV.
Meanwhile, a PSPCL spokesperson stated that following the measures taken by the federal government, eight hours energy is being provided to all agricultural shoppers and in addition no scheduled energy provide to industrial shoppers having home, industrial, small and medium provide within the state. There isn’t any reduce. .
On the supply of energy from the facility alternate, the spokesperson stated that this was extremely unpredictable, even because the charges assorted from Rs 2.32 per unit to Rs 10.00 per unit relying on the time of day.
On closure of Bathinda and Ropar thermal vegetation, the spokesperson stated that the unit value of energy generated by these vegetation was excessive as these vegetation had been of outdated design and required extra manpower for operation. He stated that the upkeep value of those vegetation can also be very excessive.
The authorities is underneath criticism from all sides over the unprecedented energy disaster within the state. The authorities was utterly unprepared as demand hit an all-time excessive of 14,500 MW.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
