No more load shedding in Pakistan from today: Ministry of Energy

After long hours of power outages across Pakistan in the month of Ramzan, the Ministry of Energy has announced that power load-shedding has been reduced to zero from 5am today (Monday).

In a tweet, the ministry said, “As per the promise made by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, load shedding in the country has been reduced to zero from 5am on May 1. The ministry has worked hard to add more than 2500 Megawatt of additional power to the national grid system.”

الحمدللہ

وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کے وعدے کے مطابق آج یکم مئی صبح 5 بجے سے ملک میں لوڈ شیڈنگ صفر کر دی گئی ہے
وزارت توانائی نے بھرپور کوشش سے 2500 میگا واٹ سے زائد اضافی بجلی سسٹم میں شامل کی ہے

عید تعطیلات اور بعد ازاں بجلی کی بلا تعطل فراہمی کے لیے وزارت مستقل کوشاں ہے۔

— Ministry of Energy-Power Division, Government of P (@MoWP15) May 1, 2022

“The ministry is constantly striving for uninterrupted power supply during the Eid holidays and beyond”, the tweet further said.

In April, PM Shehbaz took notice of the situation and directed the concerned departments to reduce power outages by May 1. He said until the problem is resolved, he would not leave for China and would not allow anyone to relax.

Last month, due to higher demand and reduced generation due to fuel shortages and reduced gas supplies to power plants, Pakistan experienced 6-10 hours of electricity load-shedding in various areas.

As of April 25, generation was 17,976 Megawatt (MW), compared to the demand of almost 21,000 MW, indicating a significant discrepancy between demand and generation.