Following heavy rainfall in Punjab, the power demand in the state has significantly decreased. On July 5, the demand dropped by 7,550 MW, reaching more than half of the daily requirement. The maximum power demand on July 4 was 14,350 MW, but it decreased to 6,800 MW on July 5. This decrease in demand has provided relief to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited.

Currently, the thermal power plants in Ropar and Lehra Mohabbat are operating at half load, with all four units at Ropar and three out of four units at Lehra Mohabbat running at reduced capacity. Rajpura thermal power plant has both units operating at half load, while Talwandi Sabo and GVK plants have one unit each operating at half load. Two units at Talwandi Sabo and one unit at the GVK plant are non-operational due to technical breakdown.

The coal stock at Lehra Mohabbat and Ropar thermal power plants is sufficient for 24 and 42 days, respectively. In the private sector thermal plants, Rajpura has a coal stock that can last for 35 days, while Talwandi Sabo has a six-day supply and GVK has only four days of coal stock.

On July 5, the state's own power generation was around 3,000 MW. The state briefly under-drew power from the central pool, reaching approximately 3,100 MW, while the scheduled drawl was set at around 7,800 MW. As a result, all the running hydro units at the Ranjit Sagar Dam Project were stopped.

The water levels in the reservoirs of the hydro plants are higher compared to the same day last year. The Bhakra reservoir's water level is currently at 1,599.3 feet, which is 41 feet higher than last year's level. Similarly, the water level at Ranjit Sagar is over 8.5 meters higher than last year's level.

Officials at the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited note that the power demand for agriculture has decreased due to heavy rain, and domestic power demands have also decreased with the non-operation of air conditioning units.

During the paddy season, around 1.5 million tube wells are used in Punjab for irrigation purposes. As paddy sowing is ongoing and flood irrigation is required for several weeks after sowing, these tube wells are operated daily for several hours.