PEPCO increases load shedding duration
By Zafar Bhutta
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has increased the load shedding duration for domestic consumers from two to four hours, due to shortfall of power generation. The load shedding duration for the industrial sector has not yet been increased.
The water level at Tarbela Dam has reached dead level, resulting in a power generation shortfall of 1,200 MW. The hydroelectric power generation in the country has, therefore, decreased from 3,400 MW to 2,400 MW. The independent power producers, meanwhile, are generating 4,800 MW only.
According to sources, the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is receiving only 20 percent of its required gas supply.
They also said that the present total demand stood at 11,500 MW.
The water storages at Tarbela and Mangla reservoirs reached dead level on March 5, forcing WAPDA to rely on river flows for hydroelectric power generation.
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