In a relief to the State farmers, Punjab power utility — Punjab State Power Corporation limited (PSPCl) — on Sunday decided to bear the replacement cost of transformers under the Own Your Tubewell (OYT) scheme.
“On the persistent demand of farmers who have availed Agriculture Pumpset (AP) connections under OYT scheme, PSPCl has decided to replace burnt or stolen transformers at its own cost,” PSPCl chairman-cum-managing director KD Chaudhri said.
Farmers have been facing difficulty in replacement of transformers and they have raised this issue with the management of PSPCl. Finding their demand as genuine, PSPCl decided that cases where OYT transformers are damaged or stolen, these shall be replaced at PSPCl’s cost, he said.
Under OYT scheme, farmers bear the cost of setting up transformers for tubewell connection. “PSPCl has also decided to augment transformers installed under OYT scheme at PSPCl’s cost, for farmers who opt for Voluntary Disclosure Scheme (VDS) which has been extended up to 31 August,” said Chaudhri.
CMD asked the farmers to declare their actual load of motors and choose VDS which will help PSPCl to augment the distribution system and transformers accordingly and eventually ensure eight hours uninterrupted power supply to them.