I cannot promise 'no load shedding' on Eid: Abid Sher Ali
Short fall reached 7000 Mega Watts as only 14320 MW is being generated while demand exceeds 21300 MW
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Federal Minister of State for Water and Power has said that he cannot promise ‘zero load shedding’ during Eid days. After having failed to fulfill his promise of ‘six-hour’ load shedding during the Holy month of Ramzan, the State Minister now avoids giving a commitment for the occasion of Eid.
Electricity users are already suffering from 12 to 18 hours load shedding and now there will be no relief for Eid as well. Short fall has reached 7000 mega watts as the current electricity production is 14,300 mega watts while the demand exceeds 21,300 mega watts of electricity. Tripping is increasing due to the faults in the transmission and distribution system along with the unscheduled power cuts.
On the other hand, the State Minister who had failed to fulfill his promise of providing electricity during the month of Ramzan has now refused to give a commitment for the occasion of Eid. Abid Sher Ali had announced during a press conference before Ramzan that a six hours’ load shedding schedule will be followed in the urban areas and seven hours’ one will be announced for the rural areas. But both these commitments never got fulfilled as the nation continued to suffer from 12 hours load shedding throughout the month.
According to the experts, there is no chance of improvement in the weather currently and similarly there is no chance for improvement in the load shedding condition.
