For the third consecutive day, Punjab's power consumption stood above 16,000 MW. On Thursday afternoon, the power consumption touched 16,300 MW. While the demand soared to 16,711 MW on June 11, it reached 16,192 MW on June 10. Experts said due to intense heatwave and sowing of paddy, electricity demand would surpass Punjab State Power Corporation Limited's (PSPCL) capacity of 17,000 MW.