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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Electricity crisis worsens as shortfall soars to 5,000MW
* High-level meeting called to discuss power outages
* PEPCO managing director says impossible to overcome power crisisLAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The power crisis inflicting the country for several days now, continued unabated on Monday, as the country’s shortfall rose to 5,000 megawatts, triggering problems for domestic and industrial consumers, a private TV channel reported.
Water and Power Ministry sources said the Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) was trying to cover up “its failure” by misstating facts.
It has become routine for all cities, including Lahore, to have more than 11 hours of load shedding. PEPCO sources said a high-level meeting has been called to mull over the load shedding issue, APP reported.
Impossible: PEPCO Managing Director Tahir Bashir Cheema said the country would get rid of the current load shedding issue by the “next fortnight”, however overcoming the power crisis was impossible. Briefing a select group of reporters at his WAPDA House office, he said the current power crisis was the outcome of an increasing demand for electricity. staff report/app
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk