Tag: Outages

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) fact finding committee has revealed that K-Electric utilised its generation resources optimally during the recent power crisis, adding that its transmission and distribution system could not sustain 2500 to 2700 mega watts (MWs) of electricity injected to it, resulting in tripping and system breakdown, said a press release issued on Monday.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Thursday expressed his displeasure over unscheduled load shedding in the beginning of Ramzan. He was chairing the 16th meeting of the...

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif regarding intense load shedding in Sindh,...

While Edhi spokesman claims receiving 150 dead bodies in two days in Karachi, health authorities say more than 120 people have succumbed to heatwave Citizens...

In light of increased electricity outages, enraged protesters on Wednesday entered the grid station on Dala Zaak Road in Peshawar and cut off the electricity supply to several areas.

Chairing the 10th meeting of Cabinet Committee on Energy at the Prime Minister’s House Tuesday afternoon, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that more electricity will soon be available in the system and directed that load shedding in summers should not be more than six hours in urban areas and no more than eight hours in rural areas in summer.

The local industrialists representing various industries including flour, marble soap, pharmaceutical and steel held an emergency meeting at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry...

One should not forget that the government had just cleared the entire circular debt a year before July and there were no system constraints. Every machine was running to its capacity. Now the circular debt has reared its head. Fuel supplies have been squeezed; the sector is getting around 22,000 tons furnace oil against total the demand of around 36,000 tons. So, the situation is bound to worsen.

SIALKOT ONLINE   Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said the government was utilizing all resources for power generation to end the load-shedding. According to...

Premier stresses need for having powerful economy and ridding country of power outages Sharif tells PTI to stop protests and wait four years for their...

Nawaz tells expatriates his govt is working day and night to overcome energy crisis but refuses to give a timeframe     Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif...

Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial Friday, adjourning hearing of a petition against load shedding, sought a report from the federal...

The residents of the Sohrab Goth locality staged demonstrated against water and electricity shortages at the Super Highway on Wednesday. According to reports, the...

Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has issued a new schedule for power load shedding during the holy month of Ramadan. LESCO Chief Engineer Muhammad Saleem...

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday sought the schedule of load shedding hours during the holy month of Ramadan from the federal government. LHC...

Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) Chief Engineer Muhammad Saleem, while speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday, has said...

Citizens of the metropolis are facing worst ever electricity load shedding this summer with power shortfall exceeding 4,300MW and the duration of load shedding...