People, Positions and Obituaries · 22 February 2026

Harsharan Kaur Trehan became Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) Director (Commercial).

Exam-focused facts from the 22 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Harsharan Kaur Trehan assumed charge as Director (Commercial) of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on 21 February 2026.
  • She is the first woman technocrat to reach board level in PSPCL.
  • Her appointment order was issued on 20 February 2026 by Basant Garg, Secretary, Power, Punjab Government, for a two-year tenure.
  • Trehan had earlier become the first woman Engineer-in-Chief of PSPCL in May 2021 and retired from that post in October 2022.
  • She joined the erstwhile Punjab State Electricity Board as an Assistant Engineer in 1987 after graduating from Delhi College of Engineering.

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