Chandigarh / Amritsar: Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Politician Congress on Friday brought to Twitter to suggest ways for Punjab Captain Minister Amarinder Singh about how to overcome the ongoing crisis in the state.
He said there would be no need for a power outage or for cm to change office timings if “we act in the right direction”.
Thread Nine Tweet Sidhu came when opposition parties shot the Congress government over a long-blackout in the state on Wednesday and Thursday.
His advice came even when he himself had an electrical bill that was delayed by Rs 8.67 lakh against Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) for his residence in Amritsar.
According to the PSPCL website, cash and check the due date the payment was July 2, 2021.
Meanwhile, Sidhu, who has stopped criticism against Amarinder after meeting with the Congress panel last month, tweeted on Friday morning: “Truth of Power Costs, Cuts, Power Purchase agreement (PPAS) and how to provide free power and 24 hours to the Punjab people: 1) do not need power cuts in punjab or for the main minister to regulate office timings or use of ordinary people if we act in the right direction he added, ” Power purchase costs: Punjab is the purchasing power at an average cost of Rs 4.54 per unit.
The national average is Rs 3.85 per unit and Chandigarh pays Rs 3.44 per unit.
Punjab for dependence on three private thermal plants in Rs 5-8 per unit makes Punjab pay more than other countries.
“” The Daya Purchase Agreement – The Badal Government signed a PPA with three private power plants in Punjab.
Until 2020, Punjab has paid Rs 5,400 crores because of the wrong clause in this agreement and is expected to pay Rs 65,000 Crore Money Punjab people just like fixed costs, “he said.
While Sidhu gave CM more suggestions about the cost of power, BSP Funtuncanary Gurbax Singh Shergill , which is the former SDO PSPCL, said Sidhu should have cleared its electricity bill in priority before suggesting to resolve the electricity crisis in Punjab.
He said consumers who default against electricity bills were one reason for uncertain power supplies in the state.
He said they said Usually discussed the Bill RS 6-Lakh Sidhu when he was at work in March.
Meanwhile, Sidhu said Punjab could buy power from the national grid at a price much cheaper than he was doing now, but PPAS signed by the Badal government acted on the public interest in Punjab .
“Punjab maybe tid AK can negotiate this PPA because they have legal protection from the Hon”ble Court, but there is a way forward …
Punjab Vidhan Sabha can bring a new law with a retrospective effect to increase the cost of purchasing power for the price available at the power exchange National at certain times …
Thus, by changing the law, this agreement will become Mull and cancel, save money, “he posted on Twitter.
Sidhu said the income of Punjab per consumption unit was one of the lowest in India, because of the mismanagement of electricity purchases and supply systems.
“PSPCL pays Rs 0.18 per unit of extra in each unit provided, even after receiving more than Rs 9,000 Crore in subsidies from the country.
Renewable energy becomes cheaper along with environmentally friendly, but the potential of punjab from solar energy and biomass still not in use Although the central financial scheme can be used for these projects.
Peda spends his time only on energy efficiency awareness, “he wrote in one of the tweets.
Sidhu also said the Delhi model on power would not help.
“Punjab has given Rs 9,000 crore in power subsidies, but Delhi only gives Rs 1699 Crore as a power subsidy.
If Punjab copies Delhi’s model, we will get only 1,600-2,000 crores as subsidies.
To serve people better, Punjab needs it.
The original punjab model, not a model copied.
The punjab model for power – the money spent to provide unreasonable and vibrant benefits for private thermal plants must be used for the welfare of people who provide power subsidies for free power for domestic use (up to 300 units) , supply 24 hours and invest in education and health care, “he tweeted.
In 2017, Sidhu had paid electricity bills Rs 2.5 lakh from Shaheed -e-azam residence of Bhagat Singh from his personal resources after learning that Martyr’s home electricity bill had not been paid.
Sources informed that Sidhu had paid electricity bills around Rs 10 Lakh from his residence before March.