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Load shedding on despite energy conservation policy
ISLAMABAD: The load shedding of 9 to 16 hours is still going on across the country despite different measures taken by government under energy conservation policy.Prolonged load shedding was carried out as per routine despite two weekly holidays and decreased shortfall. The residents of twin cities faced difficulties due to seven to eight hours of load shedding whereas various cities of Punjab including Lahore are passing through worst spells of power outages.
Director General Energy Management Pepco Muhammad Khalid said the demand of power is 14,206 MW whereas production is 10,644 MW. He said 590 MW electricity has been supplied to Karachi on Sunday. The unannounced load shedding has been ended after closure of markets at 8:00 pm, DG Pepco claimed.
The sources of Quetta Electric Supply Company said that province needed 1180 MW of power but only 330 MW is available because of shut down of two circuits of 220 KV transmission line. Therefore, 8 to hours of load shedding in Quetta and upto 20 hours of load shedding is being carried out in rural areas. The prolonged power cuts also created water shortage in different cities of Balochistan.
The daily life in various cities and towns of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa also badly affected by prolonged power cuts.
Courtesy www.Geo.tv