Power consumers increase to 20.85mn

ISLAMABAD: The number of consumers has been increasing due to rapid expansion of electric network to villages and other un-electrified areas.

According to National Transmission and Dispatch Company Ltd, Water and Power Development Authority data during July-March 2011-12 the number of consumers has been increased to 20.85 million as compared to 20.12 million in the comparable period of last year.

It said the consumption of electricity by economic group identifies the domestic sector as the largest user for the past many years.

Even during the current year 2011-12, the consumption pattern, more or less, remained the same with domestic share of 43 percent, industrial 26 percent and agricultural about 12 percent.