Punjab Government has made elaborate arrangements to distribute power which will be generated by upcoming thermal power plants in the state.
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said that distribution system of PSPCl will be strengthened and a sum of `1100 Crore will be spent for the construction of New 66KV Grid sub-station, distribution & transmission lines. The expenditure last year was `190 crore. But the budget is enhanced to utilise power. He was here to inaugurate 66KV Grid sub-station at village Ghatianwali Jattan, constructed at an expenditure of `4 Crore and it will supply power to 10 villages.Badal said that PSPCl has been instructed to supply uninterrupted power to farmers during coming paddy season and to achieve this power `1200 Crores will be purchased on short term basis. Chief Engineer Transmission System N.K. Sharma, Deputy Chief Engineer Sri Muktsar Sahib Dilvar Singh, Deputy Chief Engineer Civil Patiala M.S. Mand, Senior XEN Malout Kulwinder Singh and Senior Xen Civil Kiranjeet Singh were also present on the occasion.