Load-Shedding: 650MW shortage in Sukkur
16-hour load-shedding in rural areas and 12-hour power outages in the cities.
SUKKUR:
The electricity shortage in Sukkur and adjoining areas has reached 650 megawatts, leading to rolling blackouts. The Sukkur Electric Power Company (Sepco) has resorted to 16-hour load-shedding in rural areas and 12-hour power outages in the cities. According to Sepco spokesperson Muhammad Sadiq, the total electricity demand of this area is 1,650MW. The routine load-shedding takes place for six hours in the cities and 10 hours in the villages but sometimes additional load-shedding is carried out, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 24th, 2011.
The electricity shortage in Sukkur and adjoining areas has reached 650 megawatts, leading to rolling blackouts. The Sukkur Electric Power Company (Sepco) has resorted to 16-hour load-shedding in rural areas and 12-hour power outages in the cities. According to Sepco spokesperson Muhammad Sadiq, the total electricity demand of this area is 1,650MW. The routine load-shedding takes place for six hours in the cities and 10 hours in the villages but sometimes additional load-shedding is carried out, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 24th, 2011.