Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

61. All the villages of Punjab will be provided urban pattern supply which will
increase the reliability of power supply to rural areas of the state. 36087 tube well
connections including 6042 connections under Own Your Tubewell (OYT) scheme have
been released during 2010-11 and about 53082 more will be released during the year 2011-
12. All the villages presently fed through mixed feeders will be provided urban pattern
supply by segregation of agriculture load and by connecting all the rural water works to the
nearest UPS feeder. It will also improve drinking water supply in rural areas.
62. Clearing of pending agriculture power connections and conversion of low
voltage distribution system into high voltage distribution system in agriculture sector,
shifting of meters outside consumer premises in pillar boxes are some of the other initiatives
planned for achieving full and effective electrification of rural and urban areas. A total of
50.88 lakh meters will be shifted in pillar boxes which includes 31.88 lakh meters in rural
areas and 19 lakh meters in urban areas. The total cost of this project is Rs. 817 crore out of
which Rs. 661.77 crore will be arranged as a loan and Rs. 155.23 crore by the Punjab State
Power Corporation Limited from its own resources. It will result in improvement of voltage,
reduction of low tension (LT) losses by 1-1.5% and saving of energy to the extent of 500 to
600 million units per year.
63. To promote energy efficiency measures, government has made it mandatory
for the provision of energy efficient lighting i.e. compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in all its
buildings and offices. State government has decided to implement Bachhat Lamp Yojna
under which incandescent lamps installed at the premises of about 48 lakh consumers will be
replaced by supplying CFL at price Rs. 15/-each. This scheme will save about 500 MW peak
demand of power.
64. Punjab Government has proposed to set up 1000 MW gas based power plant
at Ropar. Gas for this plant is to be transmitted through proposed Dadri-Bawana-Nangal
pipeline for which the agreement has already been signed with M/s GAIL India Ltd.
However , GAIL is yet to start the work. Government of India has been requested that about
4.5 Million Metric Standard Cubic Meter per day of gas may be made available at
government controlled rates.
65. State government is supplying about 380 MW of power from its own sources
for lighting up the border fence, power connections to BSF & army establishments, besides
feeding load of agriculture tube wells falling within restricted area of international border
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