Unannounced Load-shedding Beyond Our Control, We’re Sorry: Power Minister

For context, the federal administration on Monday apologized to consumers for unannounced electricity load-shedding nationwide.

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• Leghari created the remarks at a joint press conference with Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik a short while ago.
• The disruption has reduced available power generation by around 4, 000 megawatts and forced electricity firms to carry out temporary load management, particularly at night.
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• The Power Division earlier attributed the outages mainly to a shortage of RLNG after the delayed arrival of an LNG cargo.

Power Minister Awais Leghari remarked the outages were caused by factors beyond the government's immediate control and apologized for it, almost 3 months after announcing the end of load-shedding.

Leghari created the remarks at a joint press conference with Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik a short while ago. Govt Notes Sorry for Daily Load-Shedding.

In practice, the Power Division earlier attributed the outages mainly to a shortage of RLNG after the delayed arrival of an LNG cargo.

Notably, the disruption has reduced available power generation by around 4, 000 megawatts and forced electricity firms to carry out temporary load management, particularly at night.

Leghari apologized to consumers facing unexpected outages and remarked the administration was working to restore normal electricity supply. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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Taken together, the developments around unannounced Load-shedding Beyond Our Control, We're Sorry: Power Minister point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.