*LAHORE: The electricity crisis in the country has worsened as the powershortfall reached 5,271 megawatts (MW). *
According to sources, the power supply in the country remained at 20,229 MWagainst a demand of 25,500 MW. The duration of loadshedding has increasedacross the country.
As per sources within the energy ministry, Pakistan generated 5,940 MW ofelectricity from hydropower sources, while the power generation from theprivate sector stood at 9,858 MW. The generation from the governmentThermal plants is 1,190 MW.
Furthermore, the generation from windpower plants is 689 MW and from SolarPlants, the generation is 120 MW.
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Power plants operating on Bagasse are producing 166 MW of electricity whilenuclear reactors are generating 2,274 MW of electricity, they said andadded that the shortfall has led to upto 16 hours of loadshedding in thecountry.
