Brief Scenario in Recent Past
	Power Supply Position During 9th Five Year Plan
	Special Efforts by PSEB
	Installed Capacity as on 31.03.97
	9th Five Year Plan (Addition in Capacity)
	Projects Identified for Future
	Load and Capacity Growth Over the Years and Expected Deficit Up to the Year 2005AD
	PSEB's Tarriff Vis-a-Vis that of Neighbouring State
	PSEB's Tarriff Vis-a-Vis that of Other Important SEB's

Brief Scenario in Recent Past
The requirement of power for 1996-97 on energy & peaking capacity basis as per 15th power survey was 23988 Million units and 4445 MW respectively. As per CEA norms, 19620 Mus & 3004 MW peaking of energy was expected to be available in Punjab during the year 1996-97 from various sources, but with the optimum operation of own power plants and arranging power especially during paddy season from neighboring states and un-allocated power from Central Sector Projects, the Peaking capacity available was of the order of 3780 MW and energy available was of the order of 21220 Mus, Thus gap of energy and Peaking capacity was reduced from 18.2% to 11.5% and from 32.4% to 15.0% respectively.

Energy as infrastructural facility has played the most crucial role in hastening the pace of economic development. With the sole aim of making Punjab a power surplus State in future, the Government has been making higher allocations for this sector. During 1996-97 a sum of Rs.210.46 crores (16.84 percent) has been provided for energy out of the total plan outlay of Rs.1250 crores. It is hoped that by the year 1996-97, the installed capacity shall go up by 1.34 percent i.e. from 3510 MW in 1995-96 to 3557 MW in 1996-97. The prospects of total availability of energy also looks bright as it is estimated to mark an increase of about 6.6 percent from 20063 million kWh in 1995-96 to 21397 million kWh in 1996-97.


Power Supply Position During 9th Five Year Plan

Special Efforts by PSEB
To reduce the gap between demand and supply, following steps are also being taken by PSEB Optimum utilization of State’s own Thermal Power Plants.PSEB has planned installation of shunt capacitors at various Grid Sub-stations in release of additional MW capacity from existing power plants.Purchase of power from neighboring states i.e. J&K and H.P during paddy season.Efforts are being made for getting maximum power out of un-allocated power from Central Sector Projects especially during paddy season.Encouraging co-generation of power by various industries of Punjab Like Sugar, Paper and Textile etc.

Major Plans

1. PSEB also wishes to provide 24 hrs. supply on 3 phase basis to all villagers of Punjab and work is in progress. All 12428 number inhabited villages in Punjab were electrified by the year 1976. Now, the Transmission & Distribution network is being improved / strengthen for giving more reliable supply to al categories of consumers by renovation of old existing power plants is also being carried out besides adding new power plants as per Perspective Plan for the next 10 years.

2. The limitations of financial resources have prohibited the strengthening of Transmission & Distribution system adequately in past. The Ninth plan program for power Development would strive to establish its creditability & begun to gain consumer confidence.

3.The working Group of Planning Commission approved an outlay of Rs. 3640 crores for power sector for 1997-2002.

Installed Capacity as on 31.3.97