Er Harjit Singh Gill appointed as CE at Central Zone

 Wednesday: 4th May 2022 at 01:17 PM

He has been posted here after the retirement of Er. Jasvir Singh

Ludhiana: 4th May 2022: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has appointed Er Harjit Singh Gill as Chief Engineer (Distribution) at Central Zone Ludhiana.

He has been posted here after the retirement of Er. Jasvir Singh.

Er. Harjit Singh Gill had last served as Chief Engineer (Commercial) in Patiala and he has a rich experience of 32 years in PSPCL.

Born on March 03, 1967, Er. Harjit Singh Gill did his graduation from Guru Nanak Engineering College Ludhiana and then joined PSPCL as Assistant Engineer on November 02, 1989. Following which, he served on various positions and mainly worked in Operation, Enforcement, Billing, Technical, Audit and Commercial wings of PSPCL.

Er. Harjit Singh Gill will take charge as Chief Engineer at Central Zone Ludhiana on Wednesday.

He said that he will keep a close vigil on the functioning of the departments and will take requisite measures to improve the departments’ working.

“As Er Baldev Singh Sran, CMD PSPCL and DPS Grewal, Director Distribution have given me the charge of Ludhiana which an industrial hub, my priority will be to ensure proper supply of power to the industrial sector and to find remedies for the issues being faced by them,” he said while ensuring the management of PSPCL that he will work diligently.

NHAI workers damage underground 66KV cables

31st March 2022 at 4:48 PM

Residents witness blackout in Ludhiana

Ludhiana: 31st March 2022: (Punjab Screen  Bureau)::

The areas including District Administration Complex, Feroz Gandhi Market, Stock Exchange, PAU and others witnessed blackout on Wednesday after the workers of agency carrying out construction work of elevated road on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur highway (from Octroi Post to Samrala Chowk) damaged the newly laid 66 KV underground cables which were connecting 220KV Ferozepur Road SubStation (located near pillar 87 of the elevated road) with 66KV Sub Station PAU and 66 KV Sub Station Fountain Chowk.

The cables were damaged on Wednesday (March 30, 2022) at around 14 hours.

As a Result, the power supply was affected at SubStation PAU and Sub Station Fountain Chowk and the damage of underground cables indirectly affected the areas connected with 66 KV Sub Station Sarabha Nagar and 66 KV Sub Station DC Complex.

Jasvir Singh, Chief Engineer (Distribution), Ludhiana Central said that the 66KV were laid underground after the dismantlement of overhead lines on the request of NHAI for elevated road but the rash digging with JCB by workers of NHAI in the area damaged the cables due to which the consumers faced sheer inconvenience. Moreover, as supply at four substations was affected, the PSPCL suffered a loss of around Rs26 lakhs (Rs 23.5 lakh revenue loss and Rs 2.5 lakh for repair of cable). 

After damaged was reported, AO/TL, Ludhiana under the Additional Supervising Engineer/ P&M Urban Division, Ludhiana immediately initiated investigation to locate the fault but as the damaged cables were underground and there was heavy movement of traffic on the road, the team had to struggle a lot.  However, the power supply was restored on Thursday (March 31, 2022) morning at 3.28am.

It is pertinent to mention that the Additional Supervising Engineer/ P&M Urban Division, PSPCL, Ludhiana had already written to Project Director/PIU, NHAI, 4-Govind Nagar, Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana via memo no. 1234 dated 23.5.2019 and memo no. 1214 dated 27.5.2020 mentioning that there are 66KV cables laid underground and it should be taken care while carrying out construction work. But NHAI ignored the instructions and the cables were damaged. Therefore, filing of FIR against NHAI is in process.

Deputy Chief Engineer/P&M, PSPCL Ludhiana mentioned that there is another glaring blunder which has already been pointed out to NHAI officials and DC office by PSPCL. The issue is that NHAI had encroached upon the land near Aarti Chowk where 66KV underground cable to DC Complex sub-station is laid. In future if there will be any fault in the cable, it will become impossible to locate the fault and rectify it due to which the supply to DC Complex Sub Station will not be possible as there is no second source to 66KV DC Complex. “As of now, neither NHAI has responded positively on this issue nor District Administration has taken any cognizance on this dangerous situation arising out of sheer irresponsible approach of NHAI,” he said.

He added that the concerned authorities must step into and resolve the issue as soon as possible in the larger public interest as a major tragedy is looming over Ludhiana residents to happen anytime in future.

Engg. P S Brar takes over as Deputy CE Enforcement

  18th October 2021 at 03:04 PM

He assures, the revenue leakage will be stopped by all means

Ludhiana: 18 October 2021: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen) ::

In Punjab, activities for improvement of power distribution, supply and other sectors are in full swing. In this situation, further Engineer Punardeep Singh Brar has taken over the post of Deputy Chief Engineer Enforcement Ludhiana.

He has extensive experience in the operations and working of various enforcement wings in this area. He has also proved his integrity by fulfilling his responsibilities as Additional Superintending Engineer in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited at the estate and also as Additional SE Enforcement in the divisions of Sundar Nagar. In this way the power department is getting the benefit of the services of a very experienced officer.

As soon as he assumed office, he said that the discipline would be strictly enforced and the revenue leakage would be stopped by all means. Power officials and employees who have worked with him says that Brar Sahib is very firm in his words and deeds. With their arrival now the discipline will also improve and the revenue of the power board will also increase. They will not tolerate any negligence in this work.

Common people also say that this will not only benefit the government but also the power employees. The common man will also get benefits -The benefit of good performance of high officials ultimately reaches the common man. 

BJP slams PSPCL for not adhering to consumer guidelines

Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 9:01 AM
Grewal lashed out at PSPCL for poor consumer services
Ludhiana: 18 Feb 2014: (Rector Kathuria//Punjab Screen):

BJP Kisan Morcha's National Secretary Sukhminder Singh Grewal lashed out at the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) for poor consumer services and not adhering to the performance standards mandated by Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC).
Grewal, also the former vice-chairman of Punjab Small Industry and Export Corporation, said this while speaking to mediapersons here
"Several business houses are keen to invest in Punjab now and we have to check for providing good services," he maintained. The PSERC has specified distribution parameters to provide efficient and reliable power supply.
Grewal said these minimum standards of performance (MSOP) provide strict timeframe to resolve various consumer grievances such as overhead line breakdown, underground cable breakdown, distribution transformer failure, power transformer failure, street light faults etc.
He said the PSERC had mandated a compensation to consumers in case of non-fulfillment of these minimum standards of performance. He said compensation varies from Rs. 50 to Rs. 5,000 in case of each default.
He claimed that PSPCL neither fulfilled the MSOP nor compensated the consumers for lapse and also failed in resolving the specific complaints within four hours or remitting the compensation.
Grewal said even as the PSERC mandated the registration of each and every complaint filed by the consumers verbally, telephonically or in writing, there was hardly any such effective system in place to register or address the consumer complaints.
"According to the annual revenue requirement (ARR ) filed by the PSPCL with the PSERC, only 2,462 complaints were received in a year from over 65 lakh consumers in Punjab. On an average, over 10,000 complaints are received daily by PSPCL which means it had fudged the ARR figures to avoid compensation and save itself from action by PSERC," Grewal added.
Grewal said he has already write to Rajya Sabha MP and party's Punjab affairs in-charge Shanta Kumar, SAD president and deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and Punjab BJP chief Kamal Sharma among others to pass strict instructions to the PSPCL in this connection.

Grewal lashed out at Punjab State Power Corporation Limited

Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 4:29 PM 
Several business houses are keen to invest in Punjab
Now we have to check PSPCL for providing poor services

Ludhiana : 28 Jan 2014: (Rector Kathuria//Punjab Screen): 

National BJP Leader and Punjab Small Industry and Export Corporation (PSIEC) Former Vice Chairman, Advocate Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal said that our SAD-BJP Government has made several efforts to boost the industrial sector in Punjab state. Grewal said that due to these efforts of SAD-BJP Government as result several business houses are keen to invest in our Punjab. He said that now we have to check Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) which is providing poor services to the Consumers in Punjab. Talking with the Media persons here today Grewal lashed out at Punjab State Power Corporation Limited for poor consumer services and absolute non-adherence of Standards of  Performance mandated by Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC)  appointed by Government of Punjab. Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has specified critical distribution parameters to provide efficient, reliable and safe system of Electricity through its regulations provided in its Supply Code. These Minimum Standards of Performance provides strict timelines to resolve various Consumer grievances viz. Normal Fuse Off, Overhead Line Breakdowns, Underground Cable Breakdowns, Distribution Transformer Failure, Power Transformer Failure, Street Light Faults, Period of Scheduled Outage, Voltage Fluctuations, Meter Complaints, Release of New Connection, Transfer of Title or Conversion of Services, Shifting of Meter/Service Connection and other Services, Complaints about Consumer’s Bills and restoration of Supply.
Grewal stated that Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission ( PSERC ) mandates a compensation to the Consumer in case of non-fulfillment of these Minimum Standards of Performance. Compensation varies from Rs 50/- to Rs 5000/- for each default for each Consumer. It is well known that Punjab State Power Corporation Limited neither fulfils these Minimum Standard of performance ( MSOP ) nor compensates any Consumer towards any such lapse whereas Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission ( PSERC ) mandates payment of such compensation by the way of adjustment in Electricity Bills. For instance, Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission ( PSERC ) mandates a normal fuse off complaint shall be addressed within 4 hours in cities, towns and urban areas and in case Punjab State Power Corporation Limited ( PSPCL ) fails to resolve the complaint within 4 hours, it shall remit Rs 50/- as compensation by the way of adjustment in the next bill of the Consumer.
Grewal added that Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission ( PSERC ) mandates registration of each and every complaint filed by the Consumer verbally, telephonically or in writing as per a duly approved Consumer Complaint Handling Procedure whereas there is hardly any such effective system in place to register and address consumer complaints. “According to the Annual Revenue Requirement ( ARR ) filed by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited ( PSPCL ) with the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission ( PSERC ), it received only 2462 complaints in a year from over 65 Lac Consumers across Punjab whereas on an average more than 10000 complaints are received daily by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited which clearly means Punjab State Power Corporation Limited ( PSPCL ) had fudged Annual Revenue Requirement ( ARR ) figures to avoid compensation and save itself from the wrath of Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission ( PSERC ) ”, added Grewal.
Grewal stated that he will write to Shri Shanta Kumar MP ( Rajya Sabha ) Prabhari Punjab Pradesh,  Shri Shyam Jhaju National BJP Secretary and Seh-Prabhari Punjab, Sr Sukhbir Singh Badal President Shiromani Akali Dal ( SAD ), Deputy Chief Minister and Power Minister Punjab, Shri Kamal Sharma Punjab State President Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ), Shri Tikshan Sud Political Advisor to CM Punjab and also to Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission ( PSERC ) to pass strict instructions to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited ( PSPCL ) to ensure registration of each and every complaint and its quick resolution, adhere to the Minimum Standard of performance ( MSOP ) as mandated by Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission ( PSERC ) and  compensate each and every Consumer in case of any failure on its part.