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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Technology

Power Shortfall Triggers Nighttime Loadshedding

The government on Saturday apologised to consumers over nighttime electricity loadshedding, blaming the disruption on delayed RLNG cargoes. The Power Division said temporary load management was carried out during peak hours after a significant generation shortfall caused by unavailable RLNG, while output from Mangla Dam also declined. Furnace oil-fired power plants were activated to help meet demand. Officials assured consumers that load management would be reduced as soon as the delayed RLNG supplies arrived. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Govt resorts to loadshedding, cautions hiking power tariffs amid Middle East crisis

The federal government has announced loadshedding of more than two hours during “peak hours” across the country, except Karachi and Hyderabad, warning of potential hike in electricity prices amid global energy crisis triggered by Middle East conflict. The major move comes as the world grapples with an energy crisis following Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for US-Israel strikes, sending governments scrambling to conserve power. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Uncategorized

Mardan becomes Pakistan’s first power theft-free city

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Mardan on Wednesday declared loadshedding-free city under the “Zero-Theft, Zero-Loadshedding” initiative launched by the power division. Mardan had been facing power outages for more than six hours a day. Secretary Power Division Rashid Langrial launched “The Mardan Model” in Islamabad on Wednesday, under which there will be no loadshedding in the city as the power theft has ended and recoveries have also improved in the region. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

Govt vows to reduce loadshedding gradually in coming days

Islamabad: On Monday, PML-N leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that the government was "sorry" for the ongoing electricity loadshedding in the country and pledged to fix the issue in the coming days. "The government needed time to rectify the power shortage as the country was producing 21,000 megawatts and there was a shortfall of 4,000 megawatts", Abbasi said in a press conference. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting in this regard and decided to reduce loadshedding to 3.5 hours, he added. Read More…

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