Times of Islamabad

Power shortfall increased to 3,000 MW

Power shortfall increased to 3,000 MW

ISLAMABAD – Power shortfall has increased to 3,000 megawatts on Monday.

Reportedly, frequent power outages in even urban cities includingIslamabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala have pushed millions of residentsinto a ‘dark age’.

In rural areas, the menace of loadshedding reached up to 10 hours a day.

According to the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), theelectricity production in the country is 11, 500 Megawatts, whereasrequired amount is 14,500 Megawatts.