Kh Asif claims \u2018record\u2019 generation of 18,000 megawatts was achieved on June 1, no unscheduled load shedding
\nINP
\nKARACHI
\nResidents of the mega city\u2019s Korangi , Landhi, Malir, Liaquatabad and Gulistan-e-Jauhar and several other areas spent Thursday night protesting \u2018unjust\u2019 load shedding in their localities.
\nKorangi\u2019s Zaman Town residents said they have been without electricity for 24 hours. Residents burnt tires and blocked the road, suspending traffic.
\nThe protesters dispersed only after police reached the site and assured them of reducing the power cuts in their areas. Similar scenes were witnessed in block-7 of Gulistan-e-Jauhar.
\nMoreover, Liaquatabad, Old City, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, North Karachi and Landhi, among other areas, are suffering from prolonged power cuts.
\nMeanwhile, a spokesperson of the city\u2019s power utility, K-Electric, said it is wrong to term localised faults during Sehri time as \u2018load shedding\u2019. The spokesperson claimed that no load shedding is carried out in residential areas.
\nThe relentless power cuts have also caused a shortage ofwater in the port city. Officials of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) said that recent load shedding at their main pumping stations, including Dhabeji, have resulted in curtailment of water supply.
\nKWSB Deputy Managing Director Asadullah said that the intermittent power supply to the Dhabeji, Pipri, Gharo, NIK and Hub pumping stations has affected the flow of water to the residents.
\nHowever, K-Electric chief marketing officer Fakhar Ahmed said they have installed new transformers at the water board, adding that KWSB\u2019s faulty system is to blame for the water shortage and not the power utility.
\nMeanwhile, overnight protests were also held across Sindh, with demonstrations occurring in Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Tando Allah Yar and other districts of the province.
\nResidents complained of 6-12 hours of load-shedding in their areas.
\nA spokesperson of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company said the situation will improve in the next few days.
\nEarly Friday morning, Federal Water and Power Minister sent out a congratulatory tweet stating that Pakistan had achieved a \u2018record\u2019 generation of 18,000 megawatts as of
\nJune 1, 9:15pm.
\nIn another tweet on Friday morning sharing demand and supply numbers Khawaja Asif said Power demand on 2nd June,2017 was18902 MW while generation was 16541 MW resulting in short fall of 2361 MW . The Minister also claimed that no unscheduled load shedding is taking place in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kh Asif claims \u2018record\u2019 generation of 18,000 megawatts was achieved on June 1, no unscheduled load shedding INP KARACHI Residents of the mega city\u2019s Korangi , Landhi, Malir, Liaquatabad and Gulistan-e-Jauhar and several other areas spent Thursday night protesting \u2018unjust\u2019 load shedding in their localities. Korangi\u2019s Zaman Town residents said they have been without electricity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n