Power shortages continue to increase in the country – Pakistan oil and gas news
Thursday, May 31st, 2012 5:20:49 by Ahmed TariqPower shortages continue to increase in the country – Pakistan oil and gas news
Crisis in
Pakistan, the authorities
continue to pursue energy
deficit grew to a record
8200 mega
watts (MW), a famous news source
reported on Wednesday.
Currently, electricity
is 8200
MW, while demand is
16,400 MW
during the day. The deficit
attributed to an increase in
loadshedding.
Pepco Energy Management
Cell, said that the energy crisis
which has worsened
due to loadshedding
schedule can not be performed.
Urban areas have
up to 10-15 hours of power
failure, and in rural areas
the situation is even worse
with the power outages
of up to 20 hours.
Sources said the power
shortages experienced
oil and gas supplies, while
also reducing water supplies, which are added
in a critical situation.
Sources cautioned that the
crisis will be worse if
a sufficient number of oil and gas to
power was not restored.
Water was also
suspended for a few areas, as well as
the challenges that people face
continue to grow.
Meanwhile, protests against
prolonged power outages
continued across the country.
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