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Pakistans Power Crisis Deepens as Shortfall Surpasses 4000 MW
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News18•06-10-2026, 18:45
Pakistans Power Crisis Deepens as Shortfall Surpasses 4000 MW
- •Pakistans overall power deficit has crossed 4,000 megawatts due to offline generation units and falling hydropower production.
- •Power distribution companies have increased load-shedding, causing three to four hours of daily outages in urban and rural areas.
- •In Lahore, electricity demand has reached 4,000 MW against a supply of 3,000 MW, compounded by a diesel shortage from gas disruptions.
- •NEPRA has declared K-Electrics load-shedding based on aggregate technical and commercial losses illegal and ordered an immediate halt.
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Pakistan's overall electricity deficit has surpassed 4,000 megawatts due to offline generation units and declining hydropower production.
Consumers in urban and rural areas are facing three to four hours of power cuts. In Lahore, electricity demand has reached 4,000 megawatts against a supply of about 3,000 megawatts, accompanied by a diesel shortage following gas disruptions.
NEPRA declared load-shedding based on aggregate technical and commercial losses illegal and directed K-Electric to immediately stop unannounced power outages on such feeders. The regulator emphasized that bill-paying consumers should not be penalized for losses or theft caused by others.
