PSPCL achieves record generation of 3,018 lakh units in a day

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 3

At 3,018 lakh units, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on Friday achieved the record of generating maximum power in a day.

The corporation’s Chairman and Managing Director, A Venu Prasad, said the previous record was for generating 2,999 lakh units on July 3 last year.

Prasad said the PSPCL had been providing eight-hour daily supply to its farm consumers since June 10, besides 24-hour supply to other categories of consumers.

He said all thermal (1,616 MW) and hydel (850 MW) units of PSPCL and IPPs (3,654 MW) within the state had been pressed into service and were running at full capacity to meet the daily demand of 13,144 MW in the state.