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LAHORE: As summer commences, citizens in Lahore and across Pakistan face load shedding anywhere from 16 to 18 hours amidst an electric shortfall of 6,000 megawatts (MW).
The overall amount of power produced, 20,200 MW, was not enough to meet the rise in demand, according to the National Power Control Centre (NPCC), which recorded 25,500 MW.
There will be a roughly 6,000 MW electrical shortage as a result, which will increase load shedding.
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Urban areas saw power outages ranging from four to six hours, while rural areas saw load shedding lasting well over eighteen hours. Urban inhabitants were further burdened with additional six-hour blackouts due to maintenance-related power outages.
Meanwhile, load shedding can last for up to 12 or 16 hours in places with significant theft and loss rates.
Lahore is grappling with announced and unannounced load shedding of three to five hours, while Multan and Quetta endure load shedding of six to eight hours and ten to twelve hours, respectively.
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Power outages in Karachi, a coastal city with high temperatures, can last anywhere between 14 and 15 hours.
Residents in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi are witnessing four to six hours of load shedding due to ‘maintenance’. While efforts to augment power generation have been made, the energy deficit is still persisting.