Power engineers body blame PSPCL management for power crisis

PSEB Engineers’ Association today criticized PSPCL management and Punjab government for the power crisis in the state as they repeatedly ignored their suggestions and took wrong decisions.

The association has alleged that due to improper planning, neither sufficient manpower was arranged, nor sufficient material has been procured, and now the claims of management regarding adequate power availability stand exposed by the recurring power cuts being imposed and insufficient power supply to agriculture consumers.

They said that Punjab is facing an acute power shortage and as per wrong management decisions the two healthy units out of six units at Ropar Thermal have been kept closed and there was an urgent need to revive these two units immediately.

Jasvir Singh Dhiman, president of the association said that the Punjab government, going against CEA guidelines and ignoring the warnings of power engineers of the looming power shortage, decided to close down the recently renovated and healthy thermal plant at Bathinda and two healthy units at Ropar thermal, without any alternate arrangements.

“Punjab is now facing a power crisis as the state had totally relied on the private sector. The private sector Talwandi Sabo Power plant (TSPL)