To achieve the objective of providing 24x7 quality power to the consumers and showcase power sector’s achievements at the national level, Punjab Government is fully geared up to implement a special action plan to make ‘Ujjwal Bharat-Ujjwal Bhavishya’ and ‘Power@2047’ celebrations a grand success.
The Union Ministry of Power (MoP) has decided to celebrate Ujjwal Bharat-Ujjwal Bhavishya and Power@2047 on a grand scale in all the districts across the country from July 25 to 30 as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
In an interaction with the Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy and Power RK Singh during a meeting held a day before, Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO apprised that the State is ready to make this event a grand success.
Punjab Minister also informed that during week-long celebrations, 46 venues in 23 districts have been identified in the State, and on July 30, for the grand finale event, the Prime Minister will interact with the five identified beneficiaries of power sector improvement from Punjab which are from Sangrur, Patiala, Jalandhar, Amritsar, and Tarn Taran districts.
During the meeting, Harbhajan Singh also underlined Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s ambitions and plans for the improvement of the state’s power sector, especially providing uninterrupted power supply to the farmers during the paddy season.
He thanked the Union Power Minister for his assistance given to Punjab in enhancing its power import capacity up to 8500 MW and for setting a record of meeting the power supply demand of over 14,000 MW in the State.
He also requested the Union Minister for intervention in resolving some local issues persisting at Punjab’s Pachhwara coal mine.
The Union Power Minister applauded the recent progress made by Punjab in the power sector, particularly in capacity enhancement and providing uninterrupted supply during this paddy-summer season.
Union Minister RK Singh also assured all possible support to Punjab with regard to Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme Scheme, Pachhwara mine, and other power sector areas for strengthening the power sector in Punjab.