ISLAMABAD: The electricity deficit in Pakistan stretched 5944 MW, News reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
According to particulars, the Power Division recorded the total power generation capacity has dropped to 23,556 MW against the demand of 29,500MW.
Sources told that 7,520 MW was being produced from water, 10,950MW from Independent Power Producers (IPPs), 970MW from government thermal plants, 3,001MW from nuclear plants, 886MW and 141MW from wind and solar plants correspondingly.
Sources additional said that 77MW of electricity was being produced from bagasse power plants. They said reduced power generation has also controlled to an upsurge in unexpected load-shedding periods. Diverse parts of Pakistan currently facing load-shedding up to 10 hours, sources said.
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It is relevant to reference here that the federal government has publicized numerous deadlines before to end load-shedding in the country, though, they have yet to materialize owed to numerous reasons cited by the ministers containing higher fuel prices and postponement in maintenance of the power plants.