Worst load shedding in Pakistan's history, massive breakdown feared
The reduction in electricity production has sparked the fear of massive breakdown
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The electricity load shedding hit the worst of Pakistan’s history on Sunday as the electricity shortfall hit seven thousand six hundred megawatts, Dunya News reported.
Contrary to the government’s claims, the worst electricity load shedding during the Seher, Iftar and Taraveeh prayer time has become a routing matter, leaving the fasting citizens miserable in the month of Ramazan.
The electricity shortfall of 7600 megawatt has resulted in increase of the loadshedding duration. The current electricity demand is twenty two thousand megawatts whereas the production is fourteen thousand four hundred megawatts.
According to sources, the transmission system is unable to bear the load of fifteen thousand megawatts.
The reduction in electricity production has sparked the fear of massive breakdown. Currently, up to fourteen hours load shedding in urban areas and up to eighteen thousand hours in rural areas is being carried out.
Reportedly, the worst load shedding has left those fasting miserable because of scorching heat.
The government’s claims of no load shedding during Seher, Iftar and Taraveeh timings turned out to be false promises as Lahore is seeing the worst form of electricity load shedding. The areas where transformers are working are also seeing an increase in load shedding owing to ‘saving the system’.
The water shortage has also become a routine matter after several hours of load shedding in various cities. The electricity shortage has sparked the fear of a massive breakdown.
