With a view to supply maximum power to the consumers of Haryana during the ongoing paddy season, the Steering Committee for Power Planning in a meeting chaired by Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary (Power), Ashok Lavasa has made some short-term and long-term arrangements for procuring power.
Lavasa specifically has directed his officers to ensure that the electricity is supplied to tube wells and public water works strictly as per schedule and adequate power is supplied to all sectors. The complaints about breakdown should be attended on a priority basis to avoid inconvenience to the consumers., a spokesman said here on Friday.
It was apprised by the officers that the distribution corporations are purchasing power from the open market on a short-term basis to meet the growing demand of electricity. The anticipated availability from the short-term power purchase arrangements would be around 84-138 lakh units daily during the month of July, 126 lakh units a day during August and 163 lakh units daily during September. After these arrangements, the three-phase uninterrupted electricity would be available to agriculture sector for at least six hours daily. The paddy season would be over by the September-end. The spokesman also informed that in addition some banking arrangements have been made to cater to the electricity requirements of the consumers. Under these arrangements around 24 to 41 lakh units per day during July, 24 lakh units per day during August and around 8 to 14 lakh units of power per day during September would be available from Uttarakhand, J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.