Patiala: Power crisis in Punjab has further deepened with one unit of the state-run thermal plant at Ropar also shutting down on Wednesday night whereas already two units of a private thermal plant, TSPL, are shut following technical problems and the remaining third unit is running on half capacity following technical snag.
The closing down of one unit in Ropar and reduction to half load of the remaining one unit of TSPL has added into the state power shortage of around 500 MW (120 lakh units in a day) generation from within Punjab. One unit of Lehra Mohabbat plant also got tripped on Thursday at around 1.30pm due to technical fault, but got operational again after four and half hours.
Some of the other proposals in the Electricity Amendment Bill 2021 are higher penalties for offences under the Act and for non-compliance of orders of the commissions, put in place a mechanism for monitoring the compliance of of the provisions of the Act and rules and regulations made.
Govt likely to introduce Electricity Amendment Bill in ongoing session
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Last Updated: Mar 15, 2021, 07:58 PM IST
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A proposal to seek the Cabinet approval for the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021 was circulated in January this year and the draft law can be introduced in Parliament in the ongoing Budget session itself, a source said.
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As per the proposed bill, the existing distribution company may continue but multiple distribution companies shall be allowed in the same area of supply.
The government is likely to introduce the Electricity Amendment Bill 2021, which seeks to enable power consumers to choose from multiple service providers as in the case of telecom services, in the ongoing session of Parliament. A proposal to seek the Cabinet approval for the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021 was circulated in January this year and the draft law can be introduced in Parliament in the ongoing Budget session itself, a source said.