PSPCL generated less power to benefit private players: Jakhar
Thursday, 07/05/2015
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress Legislature Party leader Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday slammed the state government for “low power generation” in the PSPCL thermal plants, terming it a deeprooted conspiracy to benefit private power generation companies in the state at the cost of consumers.
“The PSPCL is buying electricity at exorbitant rates ignoring the terms enlisted in the memorandum of understanding signed with private players,” he said, highlighting the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission report that was released during the revision of the state’s power tariff for 2015-16.
Jakhar said commission chairperson Romila Dubey had belied deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal’s claim on surplus power in the state. He said she had revealed that the PSPCL was buying 3,500 million units of power during the paddy season. BATHINDA: Mohan Paul Singh Ishar joined Maharaja Ranjit Singh State Technical University as its first vicechancellor on Monday. On his visit to Giani Zail Singh PTU Campus, Bathinda, campus director, Jasbir Singh Hundal, with faculty and staff welcomed him. MPS Ishar was earlier a vice-chancellor of Jammu University, Jammu. He has also worked for about 12 years in the IIT, Delhi. He has also served at various positions at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and has about 35 years of teaching, research and administration experience. Ishar said that he would try to make Maharaja Ranjit Singh State Technical University a world-class university where new courses will be started and emphasis will be given on research & development and regular postgraduate courses.
