Adjourning the hearing of a petition filed against load shedding until July 11 on Monday, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial sought a report from the federal government about means of determination of quantities of electricity generation and demand.
The chief justice also sought a report from the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) on steps taken to punish electricity thieves and implementation of instructions for energy conservation.
The LHC chief justice passed the directions on a petition filed by Judicial Activism Panel, a public interest litigation firm.
As proceedings started, a deputy attorney general submitted a report by the Alternate Energy Board on projects for production of low cost electricity from processed waste, coal and others.
The law officer said the government had paid a part of the circular debt to the IPPs therefore, 1700MW of electricity would be added to the system which would help in reducing load shedding.
The LHC was also informed that a gas quota of 152MMCF had been reserved for electricity generation which would further enhance production.
However, adjourning the matter until July 7, the court sought a report from the government and LESCO by the next date of hearing.
The petitioner, through its petition, submitted that cities were currently facing power load shedding of more than 12 hours and it was even severe in the rural areas of the province.
