Karachi (HRNW) Load shedding worsened across the country on Thursday after intense heat saw the power shortfall increase to 6,530 megawatts (MW). In metropolitan Karachi, residents faced up to 15 hours of load shedding prompting the power utility to announce a new plan to balance power demand.
People across the country continued to endure a torrid time with a widening gap in demand and supply of electric power, the duration of load shedding has been increasing across the country.
As a result, residents in different parts of the country have been staging protests while others sit by in the heat helplessly.
Many areas are suffering 12 to 16 hours of load shedding, while high-loss areas are suffering 18 hours of load shedding.
The ‘exempted areas’ and full-billing areas too have to face up to four hours of power shortage.
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