Islamabad: The statistics of Planning Division revealed that demand
of electricity in Pakistan could rise to some 21,000 mega watts by next
financial year whereas the current power generation is about 13,000 mw
while the government has a plan to add only 2,000 mega watts
approximately in it.
According to PEPCO , at present the
country faces the shortfall of 4000 mw as the prevailing demand of the
country is almost 17026 mw and the production is about 13000 mega watts
. During next financial year the shortfall could be reached to 6000 mw
against the demand of 21000 mega watts .It is being planed by the
Ministry of Water and Power to put in extra 2110 mw of electricity in
the current production of 13000 mw.
The Planning Commission’s
documents also disclosed that next year the distribution companies can
purchase electricity form the generation companies directly to expand
the investment in energy sector. Online
