- Ministry says water reservoirs short of water to meet needs
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed annoyance over the laxity by the authorities concerned for not taking preemptive measures to cope with loadshedding of electricity perceiving the shortage of water in reservoirs and severity of the weather.
Chairing a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy, he directed the authorities concerned to take immediate measures to realise and mitigate the public sufferings by exploiting all out resources to reduce loadshedding to the possible extent.
The Ministry of Water and Power told the committee that the mercury had surged unexpectedly increasing the demand of the electricity by above 2,500 megawatt, whereas the water reservoirs were short of water to meet the needs.
The ministry hoped that the water inflow would increase with the surge in temperature thus improving the power production. The prime minister expressed anger at the briefing given by the ministry and directed for fixing the responsibility on the officials who failed to devise the strategy preemptively to avert the recurrence.
The prime minister also directed the ministry to exploit all out resources to meet the power needs and provide electricity to the consumers.
Just more Bull by the PM who promised to address this issue 5 years ago!!!
In 2013 Power Shortfall = 5,000 MW; 2017 Power Shortfall = 7,000 MW and at the same time in 2013 400 Arab Rupees were paid off to bring the revolving loan to zero. Now in 2017 this government has wrecked up another 500 Arab Rupees of power related loan, serious shortfall in power generation and no let off in load shedding in sight. Inshallah, all corrupt / thieves of Pakistan will be in Jail soon.
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