Federal Energy Minister Owais Leghari has said that four cargoes of LNG from Qatar will reach Pakistan in the next 5 days, after which the electricity situation will improve significantly and it will be possible to end load shedding.
Speaking on a private TV program, Owais Leghari claimed that even at present, the duration of load shedding in the country is not more than one to one and a half hours. According to him, power generation will increase as soon as additional gas is available.
On the other hand, an increase in unannounced load shedding is being seen as the intensity of heat increases across the country. According to various media reports, the power shortfall has reached about 4,000 MW, due to which citizens in various cities are facing difficulties.
There are reports of prolonged power outages in several areas of Karachi, where power is absent for up to 10 hours in many places. Load shedding of 8 to 10 hours has also been reported in Rawalpindi.
Similarly, power outages continue for up to 6 hours in many areas in Islamabad, while load shedding is taking place in various areas of Lahore for 5 to 6 hours. In Peshawar, power outages of 6 hours in urban areas and 14 hours in suburban areas have troubled the public.
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