Pakistan is suffering from extreme power shortage. One after another cities like Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi without electricity. The situation is so serious that there is no power for 12 hours. The worst situation is in Karachi. The situation has become so bad that the common people protested the power outage by blocking the roads for hours. Due to which massive traffic jam is created on the national highway. Local residents complain that they have to suffer from load shedding for more than 12 hours regularly.
K Electric is responsible for power supply in Karachi, Pakistan. They claim that despite continuous campaign to prevent electricity theft, electricity theft cannot be curbed. People are not paying the bills. Hundreds of crores of bills are outstanding. Meanwhile, Imran, a resident of Karachi's Garibabad, said, “We pay the electricity bill on time, but still there is no electricity for 12 hours. Water supply is disrupted due to the shutdown of pumping stations due to power problems. The entire city has come to a standstill due to the processions and protests.”
One after another cities like Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi without electricity. The situation is so serious that there is no power for 12 hours. The worst situation is in Karachi.
Meanwhile, it is known from the administration that there are many reasons behind this problem. Notably, the company that transports electricity in Karachi is facing power shortages and faults in its transmission and distribution systems. Even after scheduled load shedding due to line or transformer failure in an area there is power outage. Secondly, many power plants in Pakistan are powered by gas and RLNG. Recently, the problem of fuel supply has affected power generation. Thirdly, since companies are not able to supply enough power, they are meeting the deficit through load shedding.
Besides, electricity demand increases in Karachi during summer. During this time people use a lot of AC, fans. This results in huge stress on the grid, especially during peak demand times. When the system cannot handle this increased pressure, it is necessary to shut down the power supply to some areas. Along with this is the problem of widespread theft. Some areas face massive load shedding due to power theft and low bill collection.