The reason for this is that the government of the Aam Aadmi Party and PSPCL. The management has made the people of Punjab believe that Punjab has surplus electricity available and no section is facing power cuts. On the other hand, the Punjab government is providing electricity subsidy to about 90 percent of consumers, so generally people seem satisfied with electricity. Even in the media there is no mention of power related problems on a large scale. Such statements have also come out that P.S.P.C.L. Running in profit. Overall, it is being presented that Punjab is doing well in the field of electricity.
The authors have been presenting the argument for a long time that Punjab has become a power deficient state and to meet the power demand it has to buy expensive power from the mandi (electricity market) from time to time as per requirement. Its bad effect is PSPCL. falling on the financial situation of Through this article, it will be examined with facts whether Punjab is a power deficient state in true sense and whether PSPCL. Buying expensive electricity?
Is PSPCL due to expensive electricity? There is an additional financial burden due to which the Punjab government’s subsidy bill for purchasing expensive electricity for the consumers is also increasing. To find the answers to these questions, it is necessary to examine the tariff order issued by th
e Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission on 14.06.2024. With this order, the electricity tariffs during the year 2024-25 (April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025) were announced. This tariff order has two major components. A 2022-23 audited and PSPCL. Approval of actual income and expenditure presented by and announcement of electricity tariffs for the second year 2024-25. The answer to the question of whether there is a shortage of electricity in Punjab becomes clear by examining these two components.
