ISLAMABAD: Power generation from hydropower sources reached 6,000MW during peak hours on Tuesday night against a total installed hydel capacity of 11,500MW.
According to Power Division, electricity generation improved further due to the supply of local gas to certain power plants. Increased hydropower generation, along with the availability of additional indigenous gas, contributed to enhanced stability in the national grid, particularly through supply from the southern region of the country.
This improvement facilitated the addition of another 100MW to the system.
According to the Power Division, a total of 500MW was transmitted from the southern region to the national grid.
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The spokesperson said that distribution companies carried out load management ranging from 25 minutes to one hour during peak hours last night. However, after 8:00pm, no load management was carried out as electricity demand declined due to improved weather conditions.
He clarified that load management on high-loss feeders is being implemented under the Economic Load Management Policy, which is not linked to load management during peak hours.
The spokesperson further noted that around 5,000MW of power generation capacity remains unavailable due to the non-availability of LNG in the international market. However, with improved LNG availability and increased water releases, the nighttime shortfall is expected to be eliminated.
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