As citizens’ anger continues to boil over persistent power outages amid scorching temperatures, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Tuesday increased the tariff of electricity, for the second time in a week, by Rs 1.97 per unit.
NEPRA approved the revision of the tariff for the month of April per the monthly fuel price adjustment. The official notification of the revised tariff will be issued soon, sources said.
After the tariff raise, the additional amount of April’s bill would be collected from the consumers in November. The revised tariff notification will be applicable to all the electric supply companies, except the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC).
On the other hand, angry people again took to the streets as the power situation worsened on Tuesday. People in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and other major cities, are facing power outages of up to 17 hours a day, while those in rural areas are without electricity for 21-22 hours a day.
Sources said the generation of electricity stood at 10,300MW, while the demand was 16,665MW. They said the shortfall had increased due to inadequate supply of oil to power houses.
Residents in several cities also faced a severe shortage of water, as water pumps could not be operated without electricity.
Irked by hours-long power outages amid scorching heat, people across the country took out processions against load shedding. Protesters in Kotli took to the streets, cursing authorities for load shedding of up to 20 hours.
The protesters blocked the road near Shaheed Chowk and surrounded a grid station. Residents of Multan also came out on to roads with batons and staged a protest against load shedding. The protesters turned violent and burnt tyres to block roads, besides pelting stones and sticks on police and other vehicles.
Angry citizens staged a sit-in on the Kabirwala Bypass on Lahore Road, which resulted in blockade of roads leading to Lahore, Jhang, Shorkot, Faisalabad and Sargodha.
Protests against load shedding were also held in Khanewal, Faisalabad, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Jhang, Sargodha and Rawalpindi. The crisis was worsened by a new spell of severe hot and dry weather.
The Meteorological Department said the fresh heat wave would persist for three to four days. Most of the areas in Sindh and Punjab sizzled on Tuesday as the mercury surged to 47 degree Celsius in Shikarpur, 47 in Larkana, 46 in Nawabshah, 45 in Noshehroferoz and 43 degree Celsius in Sukkur.
The heads of these organizations should be made to sit on donkey and tour the entire country.
why trouble that donkey? Lets use the electricity by electrocuting Zardari, Gilani & Rehamn Malik donkeys.
THE BIRTH OF PPP AND MQM HAS BEEN THE TWO GREATEST TRAGEDIES FOR PAKISTAN.WICKED,OPPORTUNISTS,BLACKMAILERS AND LIARS,ENEMIES OF POOR-ENEMIES OF KALABAGH DAM.THEIR WICKED AND VILE POLITICS HAS RUINED PAKISTAN AND SYSTEMATICALLY DIMINISHING IT YEET PRETENDING SAINTS.THEY ARE NOW DESTROYING PIA,PSML,RAILWAYS AND RUINING POOR BY NO BJLI,BUT HIGHEST EVER COARCIVE PLUNDERING TARIFFS TO FINISH POOR ALONGSIDE THE BUTCHERING MEHANGI.WHY THIS HAPPENED IN LAST TWO YEARS.IMRAN KHAN HATE OF NAWAZ SHARIF THAN JOING HANDS TO GET RID OF WICKED,CORRUPT RULERS.
This crulest government has now left only electricity bills to feed their drying revenues and ruin the poor and safaidposh.Thanks division and hate of Imran for Nawaz Sharif allowing this corrupt coalition of four to exploit it fully.They will focus on election oriented measure to strengthen vote bank created from day one at poor men expense;Benzir Income,Waseela huk funds etc to the ignorance of Nawaz and Imran.The casualty is again 16.5 crore poor,middle class,safaidposhs,fixed income groups.Electricity tariffs must be reduced to 2008 level and all salaried employess supporting their old parents be given rebate in Income Tax for the supportung sum to their parents against affidivat.
reduce electricity tariffs to 2008 level and hang the corrupts
Only if rulers live in five marla houses,in loadshedding with an income of even RS20000'per month,paying all bills,their wives doing domestic chores-cooking .ONLY then loadshedding,mehangi will go and HANG the corrupt as suggested by Aisha
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