Overview

• Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann unveiled the Roshan Punjab campaign in Jalandhar to modernize transmission and distribution across the state.
• Planned works include laying 25,000 km of new cables, adding 8,000 transformers, and building 77 substations to reduce feeder loads and stabilize supply, according to officials.
• The government reported prior and ongoing upgrades of 24 new 66 kV substations, 1,030 new 11 kV feeders, and 88,308 transformers, alongside plans to recruit 2,500 employees and 2,000 interns.
• A 24x7 consumer helpline and call center in Mohali (1912) is operational with 180 staff, and targeted Low Tension network fixes are underway across 13 municipal corporations.
• Bhagwant Mann said the state has purchased the Goindwal power plant from GVK and renamed it, while leaders also claimed nearly 90% of households now receive zero electricity bills.