{"id":265982,"date":"2022-06-13T07:49:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T02:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=265982"},"modified":"2022-06-13T07:49:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T02:49:20","slug":"energy-starved-pakistan-facing-long-hours-of-power-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/energy-starved-pakistan-facing-long-hours-of-power-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy-starved Pakistan facing long hours of power cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> KARACHI<br \/>\nPakistan is facing severe energy crunch which is causing hours-long power cuts across the country in the name of load management despite Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s clear direction to reduce duration of ongoing load shedding to maximum 3 hours a day.<br \/>\nThe provincial capital of Sindh and country\u2019s economic hub \u2013 Karachi \u2013 is facing vicious power shortage that it has to bear 15 to 18 hours long power outages. Prolonged hours of power cuts have made people\u2019s lives miserable in this extremely hot summer season, besides destroying their businesses.<br \/>\nPower outages in sizzling Lahore where mercury level hovers above 42 degree Celcius have also become a common phenomenon. Electricity keeps playing hide and seek in the city. Urban areas remain without power for at least four hours a day while the suburban areas are facing load shedding up to six hours.<br \/>\nLesco has reported a shortfall of 550MW. Faisalabad is also facing nasty power outages as long as 15 hours a day. Peshawar has also been hit by the worst kind of load shedding. In the urban areas, power remains shut for 8 hours while in rural areas the load shedding duration is 16 hours.<br \/>\nBesides this, the low voltage and tripping are causing numerous problems for citizens making their electronic gadgets out of order. Pesco said that power supply is just 1500MW while its demand is 2700MW which is main reason behind the prolonged hours of load shedding. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI Pakistan is facing severe energy crunch which is causing hours-long power cuts across the country in the name of load management despite Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s clear direction to reduce duration of ongoing load shedding to maximum 3 hours a day. 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