Tag: Loadshedding

Stop the blame game

It seems that the politics of Pakistan has become a blame game. Politicians are levelling allegations against each other. Their main objective is to...

Rationing issues

When will the government settle on formulating priorities? When demand for a commodity, at prevailing price, exceeds supply, basics of market economics tell us that...

Karachi faces gas shortage

Even though all CNG stations across Sindh remained closed on Friday, people in many parts of the city faced acute shortage of gas. Citizens...

RPPs’ value

Electricity crisis in Pakistan is a severe challenge for the whole population. Not only regular consumers but industries have been affected resulting in heavy...

Get your CNG tanks filled before 9 o’clock

With the amount of gas in its distribution system at a ‘historical’ low, the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) will suspend gas supply to...

Senate committee formed as life becomes miserable for domestic consumers

Following growing number of complaints of low natural gas pressure especially for the domestic consumers, a special meeting has been convened here on Saturday. The...

Petrol consumption rises 34 per cent

Petrol consumption in the country swelled by 34 per cent in November owing the upsurge in gas load-shedding to the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)...

Electricity thieves

No organisation can show such carelessness instead of doing work for the welfare of the public as KESC. Everyone is facing the problem of...

Solution to the power crisis

The electricity crisis in Pakistan is a severe challenge. It has severely affected the economy and overall standards of living. Extended duration of loadshedding...

PM wants minimum electricity load shedding

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday directed Water and Power Minister Naveed Qamar to make sure that the people and the industrial sector...

Gas supply extended till Dec 31

Pakistan is facing severe urea shortage, that may affect sowing of the country’s main staple food; wheat. This has forced the government to extend...

Women protest against gas load shedding

Scores of women accompanied by their children, staged a protest against gas load shedding and blocked the 7th Avenue Road between sectors G-6 and...

Over 600 industrial units remained closed for fourth day

More than 600 industrial units, most of them value-added and export-oriented textile units, were remained closed in Faisalabad region on the fourth consecutive day...

CNG stations open after talks between SSGC, APCNGA

The two days gas loadshedding to CNG stations in Karachi ended after successful talks between Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and All Pakistan CNG...

Energy sub body to overcome electricity load shedding

The sub-committee on energy of federal cabinet decided to provide frequent electricity to tube wells during night and uninterrupted power supply to agriculture connections....

SSGC’s schedule rejected as soon as it is announced

The Sui Southern Gas Company announced its schedule on Monday for halting gas supply to CNG stations under its load management plan. However, the All...

Gas load management deprive people of breakfast

Restoration of gas supply to the CNG stations made vehicles move but residents of twin cities were forced to leave for offices and schools...