Amid several states reeling under power crisis including Punjab, the Deputy Chief Engineer of the West circle, Ludhiana, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) Sanjeev Prabhakar on April 29 said that the power outage in the state is not due to shortage of coal but because of some technical fault in two major thermal plants that affected the power supply to the state.

While speaking to ANI, Prabhakar said, "There is no shortage of coal in the state. The demand for electricity has increased up to 30-40 per cent, all across the country, due to the extreme heat prevailing this summer," he added.