Electricity shortage soars to 7,075MW

LAHORE - As the country is plunging deeper and deeper into the energy crisis, the electricity shortfall has hit the record level of 7,075 MW owing to the forced shutdown of more than 24 units of power generation plants following the severe fuel scarcity, sources concerned told TheNation here Friday.

This situation has pushed the consumers to bear the brunt of 18 to 20 hours loadshedding, which the sources said, might increase due to multiple factors, the most important being the liquidity crunch being faced by the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), currently heading the new face of power sector, Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO).

The WAPDA is facing 5750 MW electricity shortfall within its own system whereas 1325 MW shortfall was recorded from IPPs.