Hours long power outages have adversely affected the routine life and adding to people miseries already sizzling with intense heatwave while electricity shortfall has surpassed 8,500 megawatt.
According to officials figures, the country’s total energy requirement stands at 28,500 megawatts, while it is producing around 20,000 megawatts, resulting in a shortfall of 8,500 megawatt.
The mercury went up and crossed 40°C in most parts of the country, increasing the demand for electricity. As a result, the power demand stretched, but the supply remained stalled.
The situation has forced people to face multifaceted chronic problems when it comes to electricity supply in the country.
Their suffering continues unabated, no matter if it is the low-demand winter months or the peak-load summer season.
“They are deprived of power supply on one account or another, whether it is a so-called load management plan, approved shutdowns, technical power failures, or intense fluctuations in voltage resulting in brownouts.”
A relatively new phenomenon of intense nocturnal load-shedding has added misery to already suffering masses on account of distressing power cuts.
Under such clandestine moves by the energy establishment, night-time outages have been seen at an all-time high.
