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Power situation eases in Punjab, Haryana due to rains
AbhishekAmarnani
June 14th, 2013
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inSharePower situation in Punjab and Haryana eased considerably
following widespread rain lashing thenorthern region with demand
for power dipping sharply.
Less demand for energy enabled power utilities in Punjab and
Haryana to rollback unscheduledpower cuts imposed on various
consumer categories, officials said.
There is a sharp fall in demand for power today because of
rains. The demand has come down from8,300 MW yesterday to 4,400 MW
today, a senior official of Punjab State Power Corporation
Limitedtold PTI today.
In Haryana also, the demand for power came down by 1,000 MW
because of rain. There is a drop indemand for power by about 1,000
MW. Yesterday, the demand was 6,500 MW, Haryana Powersecretary Ajit
Mohan Sharan said.
The sudden load crashinghas also forced Punjab power utility to
shut down its seven units of threethermal power plants.
We have stopped generating 1,360 MW of power by shutting down
our power plants temporarilybecause of less demand, he said.
PSPCL has shut down 3 units of Ropar thermal plant (210 MW
each), 2 units of Lehra Mohabbat (250MW each) and 2 units of
Bathinda power plant (120 MW, 110 MW).
Meanwhile, water level in Bhakra reservoir today reached
1,589.05 feet as against 1,533.34 feet onthe corresponding day last
year.
The level of water in Bhakra is 55 feet more than what it was on
the same day last year, an official
of Bhakra Beas Management Board said.
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Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 18:32
Chandigarh: Power situation in Punjab and Haryana eased
considerably following widespreadrain lashing the northern region
with demand for power dipping sharply.
Less demand for energy enabled power utilities in Punjab and
Haryana to rollback"unscheduled" power cuts imposed on various
consumer categories, officials said.
"There is a sharp fall in demand for power today because of
rains. The demand has come downfrom 8,300 MW yesterday to 4,400 MW
today," a senior official of Punjab State PowerCorporation Limited
told PTI today.
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In Haryana also, the demand for power came down by 1,000 MW
because of rain. "There is adrop in demand for power by about 1,000
MW. Yesterday, the demand was 6,500 MW,"Haryana Power secretary
Ajit Mohan Sharan said.
The sudden "load crashing" has also forced Punjab power utility
to shut down its seven units ofthree thermal power plants.
"We have stopped generating 1,360 MW of power by shutting down
our power plants
temporarily because of less demand," he said.
PSPCL has shut down 3 units of Ropar thermal plant (210 MW
each), 2 units of LehraMohabbat (250 MW each) and 2 units of
Bathinda power plant (120 MW, 110 MW).
Meanwhile, water level in Bhakra reservoir today reached
1,589.05 feet as against 1,533.34 feeton the corresponding day last
year.
"The level of water in Bhakra is 55 feet more than what it was
on the same day last year," anofficial of Bhakra Beas Management
Board said.
"Water level is rising 1.5 feet every day due to snow melting,"
he said.
Partnering states including Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan get
water from Bhakra and Pong forvarious purposes, including
irrigation.
PTI
