LAHORE – Lahore observed a major power breakdown on the fourth consecutiveday as the increase in demand of electricity in the country, the powershortfall has reached 3000 megawatt.
A prolonged breakdown was observed in numerous areas including Iqbal Town,Islampura, Rehmanpura, Muslim Town, Ichra, Wahdat Road and many other areasof the Lahore.
LESCO authorities closed their contact number over prolonged load-shedding.A major power crisis hit Lesco for many hours forcing people to bear thehot and humid conditions. The citizens are facing many troubles due to theprolonged load-shedding.
Earlier, the LESCO authorities said that the technical fault that occurredlast night has been controlled whereas the power shutdown is happening as aresult of usual technical faults.
The overall demand of electricity is 21,000MW while the production is18,000MW. LESCO is facing a 550MW power shortage due to which several areasof Lahore are undergoing three to six hours of announced loadshedding.