Electricity shortfall has reduced to 2,800MW amid demonstrations against power outages across Punjab. According to a PEPCO spokesman, the total power generation has reached 10,854 megawatts however the demand stands at 13, 654 megawatts. Due to improvement in the oil supply, IPPs are generating 544MW and thermal plants are providing 1,823MW of electricity. However, hydel power generation has been restrained at 2,392MW due to shortage of water.
Moreover, the rental power plants, which were suspended by the court, could produce only 85MW of the electricity. The electricity shortfall has now reduced to 2,800MW from 6,000MW. The PEPCO spokesman claimed that unannounced load shedding had been ended and now it was being made according to the schedule of the distribution companies.
