People face up to 10 hours loadshedding as shortfall surges to 6,598MW
Pakistan
The demand has surged to 27,000MW while the power supply is just 20,402MW
LAHORE (Dunya News) - People are facing severe difficulties in several parts of the country due to the power outages of up to 10 hours as the electricity shortfall has increased significantly.
Extremely hot weather and long hours of electricity load shedding have made the lives of people miserable.
Sources in the power division told Dunya News that there is a shortfall of 6,598 megawatts in the country and therefore consumers are facing power outages for long hours.
The demand has surged to 27,000 megawatts while the power supply is just 20,402MW. Thus, the shortfall of 6,598MW has resulted in eight to ten hours of power outages in parts of the country.
The sources of power division says that the hydropower generation is 6,200MW while thermal power stations of government are producing 563 MW.
Around 9,000MW is being generated by the private sector power plants. The production of electricity from wind power plants is 1,245MW while the production of solar power plants is 100MW.
Moreover, 130MW is being generated from bagasse while the production of nuclear power plants is 3,164MW. According to the reports, some areas are facing load shedding of 12 hours due to the overloading and tripping.
The residents of Lahore are also facing severe difficulties due to the extreme weather and electricity breakdown.
Many transformers failed to manage the load and stopped working in the night resultantly. Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) demand has also exceeded by 5,500MW.
Many parts of Lahore including Mozang, Kacha Jail Road, Amir Town, Harbanspura, Shahdara Town, Imamia Colony witnessed loadshedding for the whole night.
