DW BUREAU The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) Chairman cum Managing Director A.Venu Prasad disclosed that despite coal shortage Punjab State Power Corporation Limited supplied 9352 MW in Punjab yesterday. He said that the PSPCL would purchase about 1800 MW of power from power exchange at a rate of Rs 10.55 per unit today. While giving details about coal stock position, he said that critical coal stock position is still prevailing in all the thermal power plants situated in Punjab. He said that currently all the private and state-owned coal-based plants in the Punjab have about 2 days of coal stock. He said that 13 coal rakes were received against a total requirement of 22 rakes on Tuesday. He said that although the coal rake supply is lesser yet consistency of supply is being maintained. CMD said that besides sufficient number of rakes are in pipeline and as such the coal position shall improve in the coming few days. The power cut duration was lesser yesterday due to improved power availability yesterday as an additional unit of GGSSTP, Ropar, Anandpur Sahib Hydel Project started 84 MW power generation after repair of the channel in record time and one unit of GVK were made operational. A.Venu Prasad said that record repair of channel of Anandpur Sahib Hydel Project has given a big relief to the PSPCL in this power deficit scenario where power has to be purchased by the PSPCL at higher rates whereas the per unit cost from its own project is only 25 paise. (editor@dailyworld.in)