Gurpartap Singh Wadala, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Power on Wednesday visited Punjab State Power Corporation limited Head Office here.
KD Chaudhri, Chairman cum Managing Director, PSPCl greeted Wadala who held a meeting to know about the paddy preparations in the State. Apart from CMD, the meeting was attended by Gurbachan Singh Bachi, Director Administration, S.C.Arora, Director Finance, Surinder Pal, Director Commercial and K.l.Sharma, Director Distribution of PSPCl.
Chaudhri apprised Wadala about adequate preparations of PSPCl for the coming paddy season and assured him that like last year this year too, farmers will be supplied assured 8 hours power supply for paddy transplantation.
He informed that PSPCl has sufficient stock of coal at all its thermal plants. This year the demand of power has already increased by about 20 to 25 per cent from last year but is still being met successfully, even with few of units of PSPCl thermal plant remaining closed. However during paddy transplantation, all the thermal plants will be made operational, the CMD said. He said PSPCl has made long term and short term power purchase arrangements to meet with shortfall of power if any.
Chaudhri also informed that distribution system has been upgraded to meet with expected increase in power demand and no 66KV grid is overloaded. Wadala expressed satisfaction over the adequate arrangements.