Haryana firms up power plans for summer

  • 19/04/2008

  • Financial Express (New Delhi)

Chandigarh, Apr 18 In order to ensure adequate power during the summers and ensuing paddy season, in the first meeting of steering committee for power planning (SCPP), chaired by Ashok Lavasa, financial commissioner & principal secretary (power), key issues like demand, availability, shortfall and arrangements to procure electricity from all possible sources were discussed, Giving details, a state government spokesman said on Friday that the SCPP had been formed keeping in view the provisions of Electricity Act, 2003. The Haryana government has transferred the rights relating to procurement of electricity on long and short terms from Haryana Power Generation Corporation to the State distribution Companies i.e. Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam with the financial year 2008