Ludhiana, Feb. 15 -- As Ludhiana braces for another high demand summer, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has chalked out an outage reduction plan (ORP) worth over Rs.100 crore for the ongoing financial year, signalling a large scale overhaul of the city's stressed distribution network, officials familiar with the matter said.

The plan comes at a time when Ludhiana, being the industrial backbone, records some of the highest urban power loads in the state. During peak summer, transformer failures and feeder faults often lead to prolonged outages, drawing complaints from residents and industrial units alike, officials said.

According to official data, the total planned expenditure has been pegged at over Rs.100.71 crore a...