Chandigarh: Minister of Punjab Minister Amarinder Singh said on Saturday that the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed by the SAD-BJP government that had been reviewed and the state government would soon announce his legal strategy to fight the agreement, which had put cruelly.
unnecessary financial burden on the country.
Amarinder, who led the meeting to review the situation of power in the state, said later that legal action mapped carefully was being announced to save Punjab from further financial losses due to the PPA “which was badly conceived” signed by Badals as long as they rules.
Of the 139 PPAs signed during the SAD-BJP government, 17 is enough to fulfill the full power demand for the country, he said, adding that the remaining 122 for 1,314 MW “impact power signed cannot be signed”, placing unnecessary financial burden on the country.
He appealed to people to use strength wisely and cooperate with the government in overcoming the lack of temporary power, adding that to the supply of 13,500 MW, the request last week touched 16,000 MW which was unprecedented.
Immediately, PSPCL began buying 7,400 MW power from outside the country, he revealed, added that this was 1,000 MW more than what was bought last year.
If the quantum of purchase was not immediately upgraded, the state would face an additional deficit of 1,000 MW of strength, increasingly aggravating the crisis, he showed.
He said this crisis was the result of the failure of a unit of the Sabo Talwandi power plant, producing a power of 660 MW.
While a notice has been issued for the factory by PSPCL because it imposes severe punishment, the state government has, in its part, taking strong steps to overcome the lack of power, he added.
These steps, he said, included three weekly holidays for this industry, including rolling mills and induction furnaces, starting July 1 to 7.
Only important services and sustainable processes that have been released from this regulation, he added.
Furthermore, the state government office has also been directed to function from 8am to 2pm until July 10, using air conditioning is prohibited in these offices.