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Power cuts soar across country as shortfall mounts
Amid scorching heat and soaring mercury, prolonged power outages across the country have irked consumers across country. As per the details, electricity shortfall has soared to record high of 6,250MW. Currently, demand of electricity stands at 24640MW whereas production stands at 18390MW. According to a private television channel report, the shortfall has mounted as electricity […]
Amid scorching heat and soaring mercury, prolonged power outages across the country have irked consumers across country.
As per the details, electricity shortfall has soared to record high of 6,250MW. Currently, demand of electricity stands at 24640MW whereas production stands at 18390MW. According to a private television channel report, the shortfall has mounted as electricity production from water is plummeting incessantly due to lack of rains.
In Lahore, eight to 12-hour power cuts have crippled routine life activities.
Earlier, a massive power breakdown on Wednesday night hit different parts of Lahore, depriving half of city’s population of electricity for hours. Technical fault at 220kv grid station at the Bund Road plunged half of Lahore into darkness. The power outage made the hot and humid conditions difficult to bear for the residents. The power outage affected several areas including Sabzazar, Sanda, Sant Nagar, Iqbal Town, Wahdat Road, Muslim Town, RA Bazaar, Walton and Ghazi Road.
Published in Daily Times, August 6th 2018.
