Electricity shortfall jumps to 6,000 megawatts

Pepco yanks powers of distribution companies, takes control over loadshedding schedules.

Electricity shortfall has jumped up to 6,000 megawatts, plaguing the country with long durations of power outages.

According to sources, Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) has yanked the powers of distribution companies and has taken control of the loadshedding schedules. Many grid stations have been shut down simultaneously from the Islamabad control centre.

Reports indicated that Pepco is running short on oil and Pakistan State Oil (PSO) refuses to provide more oil. More than 16 hours of black outs have been reported in Lahore and Gujranwala. Multan, DG Khan and adjoining area residents have been without without power for 12 to 16 hours a day. In interior Sindh there have been six to eight hours of loadshedding. Some villages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are going without electricity from 6am to 7pm.