ISLAMABAD: The electricity shortfall has increased to 3,500MW in the country.
The rural areas across Pakistan are facing 12 hours of power outages and urban areas are witnessing 6 to 8 hours of loadshedding. Currently, electricity demand is 10,000MW whereas generation is 6500mw, a private television channel reported. Hydel power plants are generating 1000MW, thermal 1500MW while IPPs are producing 400MW electricity. The power shortages have sparked protests and crippled key industries, costing hundreds of thousands of jobs in a country.
