ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing a significant electricity shortfall of 4,000 megawatts as rising temperatures have led to a sharp increase in demand, resulting in prolonged and unscheduled load-shedding across major cities. Read More: Unannounced load-shedding worsens across Punjab According to power sector officials, the shortage has triggered widespread outages in several urban and rural areas, […]
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Discos implement forced loadshedding as shortfall hits 4,000MW
Power distribution companies (Discos) across Pakistan have begun forced loadshedding as the national electricity shortfall surged to nearly 4,000 Megawatts (MW), including 1,100MW in the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) area alone, which covers five districts. Read More: Govt says no electricity load shedding being carried out in country Officials attributed the shortfall to dense fog, […]
Power crisis worsens as shortfall reaches 6,000 MW in blistering heat
The unannounced load shedding has made the lives of citizens difficult as the country is gripped by the extreme heat wave coupled with the power shortfall of 6,000MW on Thursday. The duration of the load shedding has reached 8 to 10 hours in urban areas and 12 hours in rural areas across the country. According to sources […]
Sindh’s energy minister goes hard on PTI for ongoing power shortfall
LAHORE: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Sheikh has reacted to the ongoing power shortfall across the country. In a statement, Imtiaz Sheikh termed the power shortfall across the country as a failure of the federal government. He said that unannounced and unannounced load shedding of electricity across the country has made the lives of the people […]