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Mohali water dept gets final warning to clear ₹8.5 crore power dues

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Published on Aug 31, 2019, 1:07 AM IST

After Rs11L fine, PSPCL floats tenders for solar, non-solar power purchase

Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) slapped a fine of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>11 lakh on Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) for not meeting the renewable power obligation.

Updated on Aug 24, 2019, 11:07 AM IST

Cash-strapped power corporation gets ₹2,800 crore shocker from SC

In a major jolt to the already cash-strapped Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), the Supreme Court has directed it to pay <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,800 crore to Larsen & Toubro (L&T).

Updated on Aug 13, 2019, 2:44 AM IST

Punjab tops in paying power bills through digital mode

The e-payment facility was started by the PSPCL in 2008 through Billdesk. In 2014, PayU was added as a mode of digital payment followed by Paytm in 2017.

Updated on Jun 24, 2019, 11:50 AM IST

Why Punjab consumers pay 20% more than power regulator-fixed tariff

The domestic and non-residential consumers in Punjab are not only paying the tariff but are also subsidising other categories.

Updated on Jun 3, 2019, 12:01 PM IST

Power tariff goes up by 8-10 paise/unit in Punjab

Consumers will feel the pinch as the power regulator in Punjab has decided to jack up the tariff by 2.14%. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 28, 2019, 7:49 AM IST

Come March, Jaitu biomass plant in Punjab to generate power from paddy stubble

A farmer bringing bales of paddy straw for sale at the plant site on Bajakhana-Jaitu road.

Updated on Oct 29, 2018, 1:03 PM IST

Power to cost 12 paise more per unit in Punjab as PSPCL imposes another levy

The levy was imposed in the form of Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) on consumption.

Updated on Oct 13, 2018, 9:02 AM IST

Electricity duty hiked by 2% in rural areas of Punjab

The 2% hike will make the state government richer by about <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>200 crore.

Updated on Jun 23, 2018, 11:47 AM IST

Paddy sowing season: On day 1, power plant ditches PSPCL

Private thermal plants take hundreds of crores of rupees in winter without supplying power.

Updated on Jun 22, 2018, 10:11 AM IST

Punjab govt continues to default on power subsidy bills

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission had recently given its nod to the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd to the charge directly from farmers in case the government fails to pay the subsidy.

Updated on Jun 18, 2018, 2:31 PM IST

‘Save water and earn money’: PSPCL launches voluntary scheme for farmers

Seen as a double bonanza, farmers will earn money for power which the Punjab government gives them free of cost.

Updated on Jun 13, 2018, 9:37 AM IST

Charge from farmers if Punjab govt fails to pay subsidy, says regulator

The subsidy bill has swollen to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>13,718 crore (from 2016-17 to 2018-19), which is more than 10% of the annual budget of the state.

Updated on Jun 12, 2018, 10:42 AM IST

Farmers defy govt notification, to start paddy sowing from today

While the government has set June 20 as deadline for paddy sowing, some farmers have already started transplanting the crop in the state.

Updated on Jun 10, 2018, 3:58 PM IST

World Environment Day: PSPCL not keen to buy costly power from biomass plants

Though the state has reached the power generation target through solar energy, it is way behind its generation target through biomass plants, including the stubble-based.

Published on Jun 5, 2018, 2:12 PM IST

Technocrat Baldev Singh Sran is new PSPCL boss

Baldev Singh Sran

Updated on Jun 6, 2018, 12:22 PM IST

Power cut: Brace yourself, Zirakpur to go dark for 35 hours; water supply will be hit too

Despite souring temperatures, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has announced the “rotational” cut, which is set to leave the residents high and dry.

Updated on Jun 3, 2018, 11:55 AM IST

Staring at paddy season power peak, PSPCL asks grid to increase limit

In January this year, the PSPCL requested the NRLDC to enhance the limit by 1,100 MW, but the NRLDC raised it by only 300 MW

Updated on May 23, 2018, 9:33 PM IST

PSPCL likely to chargesheet officials for claiming excess power subsidy

The additional chief secretary (power) in the letter to the power regulator also said the PSPCL wrongly claimed that farm pumpset feeder meters were faulty which is not the case.

Updated on May 22, 2018, 10:35 AM IST

Free agri power burden: PSPCL projecting higher transmission and distribution losses

As per the PSERC tariff order pronounced on April 19, different generation houses supplied 53,021 million units (MUs) to the Punjab State Transmission Corporation limited (PSTCL) in 2016-17. It pumped 51,696 MUs into the PSPCL network, after making T&D losses of 2.5% (1,325 MUs).

Updated on May 7, 2018, 9:30 AM IST

₹16-cr scam in PSPCL’s purchase of meters comes to light; probes on

PSPCL directors approved purchase of 131 meters at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>800 each for installing on transformers and 2.54 lakh meters at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>468 each for consumers premises, with 35% premium over these rates, said the complaint.

Updated on May 3, 2018, 9:24 AM IST

Slow lifting of wheat creates glut in Faridkot markets, traders threaten stir

Wheat waiting to be lifted at the Faridkot grain market.

Updated on Apr 23, 2018, 10:59 AM IST

Punjab farmers worried over field fires, hope for compensation

Farmers claim that in most cases, the cause of the fire is short-circuiting of overhead high-tension electricity wires that criss-cross their fields.

Updated on Apr 23, 2018, 10:51 AM IST

Punjab hikes power tariff by 2.17%; fixed charges also go up

Punjab hikes power tariff by 2.17%; fixed charges also go up

Updated on Apr 20, 2018, 11:02 AM IST

Punjab govt blames GST, previous regime for Rs 5,000 crore it owes to PSPCL for free power

The government, in a letter to the regulator, has reiterated its commitment to give payment to the PSPCL.

Updated on Apr 8, 2018, 11:34 PM IST

PSPCL gets regulator’s nod to levy Rs 427 crore surcharge on consumers

PSPCL gets regulator’s nod to levy Rs 427 crore surcharge on consumers

Updated on Apr 6, 2018, 11:41 PM IST

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