Electricity shortfall reaches 3,000MW

ISLAMABAD: Electricity shortfall has reached 3,000 megawatts on Tuesday. Whereas power breakdown was reported in several areas due to technical problems.

According to a private news channel quoting power ministry official, electricity generation remained 13,800MW against the demand of 16,800MW, creating a shortfall of 3,000MW.

Rural areas are facing load shedding for over 12 hours while urban areas are suffering up to 8 hours of power outages.

Long and unannounced phases of load shedding has made lives of people miserable as prolonged outages have resulted in shortage of drinking water in several areas.