Tag: load shedding

‘Power theft’ areas to brave load shedding, says minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Omar Ayub Khan said on Saturday the government is making all-out efforts to end load shedding across the country. In a tweet,...

Power minister keeping nation in the dark

--Omar Ayub says electricity shortfall stands at 'zero' as media reports claim hike in power outages LAHORE:  In sharp contrast to media reports, Federal Minister for Energy...

Load shedding, heatwave go hand in hand in interior Sindh

KHAIRPUR: Despite claims of Naya Pakistan by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the people of Larkana, Sukkur and Khairpur districts continued to suffer from power...

Formal launching of two coal-power plants on April 10

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday decided to organise formal inauguration ceremony of two Thar-coal power projects, each one of...

Khairpur district’s 2.4m people hit hard by power outages

KHAIRPUR: Despite claims of Naya Pakistan by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Khairpur district’s 2.4 million population is being hit hard by 6 to 18 hours...

Protest held against power outages in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: A strong protest demonstration was held against prolonged power outages here on Sunday. According to the details, a large number of people hailing from...

Load-shedding continues in Punjab, Sindh as power shortfall exceeds 2,800MW

--NEPRA tells NTDC to submit report over unannounced countrywide outages --As many as 15 power production units of Tarbela hydropower project shut down ISLAMABAD: Load-shedding in parts...

Abbottabad city facing severe Sui gas load shedding

ABBOTTABAD: The entire city of Abbottabad is facing the worst load shedding of the Sui gas in its history, a severe crisis as the temperature...

Shehbaz criticises FM Umar for overlooking PML-N’s achievements

ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif criticised Finance Minister Asad Umar for his speech and said that the minister overlooked...

Power blackouts to continue till Dec due to overloaded transmission systems

Pakistan is expected to continue being affected by electricity load shedding until December at least because the existing transmission and distribution network lacks the...

Karachi suffers major power breakdown

KARACHI: Sindh’s provincial capital suffered a major power breakdown on Friday due to a transmission error, media reports said. According to details, many areas of...

Back to the dark ages

Power shortfall increases to 5,000MW owing to generation limitations, financial constraints NTDC puts blame on DISCOs for ongoing spell of load shedding Experts...

PML-N govt to blame for load shedding, interim minister informs Senate

--Last govt did not pay any heed to enhance transmission capacity, says Barrister Ali Zafar --5,000-6,000MW shortfall due to 18,000MW actual generation ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Barrister...

Electricity shortfall exceeds 6000MW

ISLAMABAD: The current electricity shortfall has crossed the edge of 6000MW as country rural and urban areas are facing 14 and 10 hours electricity load-shedding...

Chinese ambassador says CPEC is reason for no load shedding in...

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan gave the credit of reducing the load shedding from 7-8 hours in 2013 to zero in Islamabad to China...

Pakistan can generate more than 28,000 MW electricity: Ali Zafar

ISLAMABAD: Interim Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ali Zafar on Tuesday claimed that four reasons have come forth for frequent load shedding in...