Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday directed the Ministry of Water and Power to reduce duration of load-shedding by 50 per cent across the country.
The order will come into action today (Tuesday). The PM announced the order during a meeting on the electricity situation in Islamabad. The premier issued directives to the secretary Water & Power to effectively implement the decision initially on trial basis.
Halving the load-shedding could culminate into three hours power outages in urban areas while rural areas will have it for four hours.
However, in areas where majority does not pay electricity bills or low recovery areas, load-shedding will be the same, the statement added.
