Punjab is set to become power cut free with the first unit of the
1,980-MW Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd (TSPL) becoming operational and adding
660 MW to the national grid. Besides, POWERCOM has already tied up power from all available
sources to meet the anticipated demand of 10,000 MW (2,200 LUs) per day
during June and July 2014.
Disclosing this here today, an official spokesman said earlier the
first unit of the 700 MW super-critical (2×700 MW) Rajpura thermal power
plant had also became operational on trial bases. Besides, the third power project- GVK’s Goindwal plant will be
operational very shortly as the coal supply issue have been resolved,
the spokesman said.
He said the Union Ministry of Power had also acceded to the State’s
request and issued a notification asking Coal India Ltd to sign Fuel
Supply Agreements (FSA) to include the Unit-1 of Talwandi Sabo TPP and
Unit-1 of Rajpura TPP for 2013-14 besides Talwandi Sabo TPP unit-2 and 3
and Rajpura TPP Unit-2 for 2014-15.
He said Punjab Sstate Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) is fully geared
up to provide regular and uninterrupted power supply to all categories
of consumers during the paddy season. Regarding availability of Power, PSPCL has already tied up power from
all available sources to meet the anticipated demand of 10,000 MW
(2,200 LUs) per day during the month of June and July 2014, he said.
He said in addition to state owned thermal and hydel plants, which
were generating to its full capacity, Corporation has tied up short-term
power to the tune of 1315 MW for the month of June and 1,350 MW for the
month of July, 2014.
Source: Economic Times
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