Tag: load shedding

NEPRA takes notice of increased load shedding in country

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has taken notice of increased load shedding faced recently by consumers in various parts of the country. It...

Imran wants caretaker PM to take nation into confidence over power...

ISLAMABAD: After completion of five years of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Friday wrote to interim Prime Minister...

Citizens vexed as 46 hours of power outage adds to scorching...

--Some areas without power for over two days --Others facing 10 to 12 hours of load shedding   LAHORE: After the windstorm that struck Lahore on Tuesday evening,...

PML-N govt is going but power shortfall will stay

PM says country to face 362MW shortfall in June, 403MW in July as water levels in dams decrease by 60 per cent Load...

Unannounced, prolonged power cuts persist despite rising mercury level

--Lahore's current demand surges to 4000MW, an all-time high --Residents of metropolis being provided low voltage that damage electronic appliances LAHORE: Residents of various areas of...

Senators raise water, load shedding issues

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in Senate Sherry Rehman on Thursday strongly condemned a recent attack on security forces in Quetta and said the sacrifices of...

SHC issues contempt notices to K-Electric, NEPRA officials

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday issued contempt of court notices to officials of K-Electric (KE) and National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) over a...

Electricity restored in most cities of Punjab after prolonged outage

ISLAMABAD: According to media reports, electricity has been restored in most cities of Punjab after a major power breakdown, however, many are still without...

Quetta residents frustrated over unannounced load shedding, water shortage

QUETTA: Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) had assured the residents of uninterrupted power supply during Ramzan, however, many parts of Quetta were still witnessing unannounced load...

K-Electric promises reduction in power outages by May 20

KARACHI: In yet another assurance to the residents of the port city, K-Electric (KE) promised on Wednesday that the worsening situation of power supply in Karachi...

Pano Aqil residents block National Highway to protest prolonged load-shedding

SUKKUR: The residents of Pano Aqil on Sunday blocked the National Highway to protest the prolonged load-shedding in the tehsil. According to protesters, they have been...

Karachi faces extreme load shedding due to technical fault

KARACHI: Many areas of the metropolis faced a power outage for over 14 hours on Friday. A technical fault at K-Electric's (KE) Bin Qasim power plant...

PPP workers stage protest for water shortage, load shedding

MIRPURKHAS: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday against unexpected load shedding and water shortage. The protest...

Karachi suffers 10-12 hour loadshedding as fault persists in Bin Qasim...

KARACHI: Several areas of Karachi continued to face prolonged outages on Saturday as K-Electric’s Bin Qasim power plant could not be restored even after the passage of two...

Govt gears up to tackle load shedding ahead of elections

LAHORE: With the general elections just around the corner, the Ministry of Power, in a bid to temporarily relieve the people of the menace of...

Load shedding halts work at Karachi University’s labs

KARACHI: Frequent load shedding in the campus of Karachi University (KU) has become common since last month, causing inconvenience to the faculty, students and residents...

PM takes notice of Karachi’s power crisis amid looming protests

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday took notice of the worsening power crisis in Karachi amid the looming protests PM Abbasi has convened a meeting...