LAHORE: The energy crises is continuing across the country and power
shortfall on Tuesday shot up to 4,803 megawatts (MW), which forced
Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) to observe 10 to 16 hours load
shedding in urban and rural areas.
The prolonged hours power
outages increased the miseries of already hapless people. According to
PEPCO Spokesperson the complete generation of electricity was recorded
at 13559 MW while the demand was of 18362 MW.
The hydel
generation stood at 5,586 MW, WAPDA thermal 1,913 MW, Independent Power
Producers (IPPs) 5,844 MW and Rental Power Plants (RPPs) 216MW; as many
as 720 MW was supplied to Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC). Online
