Tag: load shedding

‘Funds shortage behind energy crisis’

  Caretaker Federal Minister for Water and Power Dr Musadiq Malik said shortage of funds and mismanagement caused load shedding. Addressing a joint press conference with...

It’s hot and it’s dark!

Power shortfall shoots up to 6000 MW Unannounced outages for as long as 18 hours paralyse city dwellers   What has brought together the 1.2 million PML-N...

SC for ‘energy emergency’ to overcome load shedding

  The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday observed there was a dire need to put energy emergency to overcome load shedding in the country,...

Sethi’s unkept promise: city still plunged in darkness

Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi has failed to uphold his promise to the people of Punjab about relief from long hours of unannounced...

Imran issues another TV debate challenge to Nawaz

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday again challenged Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif to a live debate on TV ahead...

PML-N will overcome load shedding within 2 years: Shahbaz

Former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the PML-N will overcome load shedding within two years if voted into power. Addressing a public meeting...

Getting it from the source, Eh!

In order to avoid gas load-shedding and to increase domestic gas pressure, some Sui gas consumers have installed compressors that are dragging gas from...

Energy crisis suspends commercial activities across Pakistan

People of the republic suffered upto 12 hours of electricity load shedding on Monday as the shortfall climbed over 5500 Mega Watts (MW). Many...

No gas no public transport

Most public transporters in the city did not ply their vehicles on Monday on the pretext of gas load shedding at CNG filling stations....

Gas load shedding driving country to Stone Age: citizens

Persistent gas load shedding has sent citizens to the Stone Age as they have been forced to use firewood to cook food and meet...

IESCO announces two hours loadshedding for domestic consumers

Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has issued new schedule of load-shedding for domestic consumers under load management. Two-hour load-shedding would be experienced in 24 hours...

Textilers resent increase in gas load shedding

Textilers have strongly opposed one day increase in Gas load shedding for industry and termed it a deliberate attempt to shatter the export oriented...

Cost effective energy resources sought to overcome load shedding

Pakistan Economy Watch Vice President Abdullah Tariq on Tuesday said that the cost effective energy resources for power generation were needed to get rid...

Four-day gas load shedding plan ready

Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) finalised a gas load management plan for winter under which four days gas load shedding would be implemented...

Four-day gas loadshedding plan ready

Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Ltd (SNGPL) has finalized a gas load management plan for winter under which four days gas load shedding will be...

Load shedding, shortfall soar

The power load shedding on Wednesday continued to increase with the shortfall reaching to 3,331 megawatts. According to a National Transmission and Dispatch Company...

‘Zardari to announce end of load shedding soon’

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chairman Altaf Hussain said President Asif Ali Zardari would soon announce an end to load shedding in the country. “MQM...