Power shortage leads to 16-20 hours of loadshedding
Prolonged and unscheduled loadshedding has now increased to duration of 16 to 20 hours.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - There has been no decline in the excessive loadshedding hitting across different parts of the country. The prolonged and unscheduled loadshedding has now increased to duration of 16 to 20 hours. Low voltage and tripping has become a normal routine. The worst energy crisis is making life difficult for Ramazan observers, Dunya News reported.
With the temperature shooting up towards 40 degrees Celsius, the ghost of unannounced and unremitting loadshedding is haunting Ramazan observers. During the month of Ramazan, the scorching heat of the summers is stressing out fast observers. The State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali has admitted government‘s failure in controlling the power cuts as promised during the month of Ramazan. Worsening the situation further, in some areas, the loadshedding is being observed during Iftar, Sehar and Taraweeh timings.
Prolonged loadshedding is causing severe inconveniences. People are furious at the routine shutdowns and are demanding an immediate end to the ongoing loadshedding which has crippled the routine life. The citizens of Lahore are facing a glaring situation as power outages have increased due to an increase in temperature, making life and business miserable. According to media reports, Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) has been unable to procure transformers since June last year for various reasons.
Moreover, the company has virtually run out of transformers and has been unable or unwilling to get repaired the burnt-out transformers, turning the situation critical. Excessive and unannounced loadshedding is being observed in areas of Lahore where burnt transformers have not been repaired.
Citizens in Rawalpindi and Islamabad are also facing more than 18 hours of loadshedding in cities and between 20 to 22 hours in rural areas thus making their lives miserable. Quetta and Multan too are suffering extensively because of extended power outages in the rising temperature.
The power crisis has caused an acute water shortage in different parts of Pakistan. Loadshedding has also strained the length and breadth of the province of Quetta. In urban areas the power cuts remain up to 8 to 12 hours, however, the rural areas receive an unrelenting flogging of more than 16 to 18 hours of load shedding. While the persisting blackout is making it difficult for people to carry out their day-to-day tasks, the province has badly been hit by an acute crisis of water scarcity.
