Power outages continued in the metropolis on Saturday night as
Areas in the city experienced 8 to 12 hours of persistent power outages, adding to the misery of residents already suffering from the sweltering temperatures.
Korangi, PECHS, Gulistan-e-Johar,
KE on Friday had assured authorities that it would end load-shedding in the metropolis in the next 48 hours after it was announced that the power company would be provided with an additional supply of gas and furnace oil.
The assurances were given to Governor
'Loadshedding will start reducing after 24 hours and will end in next 48 hrs,' Ismail had said after the meeting, adding that the federal government would provide additional furnace oil to KE.
He said that additional gas up to 100 mmcfd from the
Blame game
The issue of frequent power cuts, which was initially reported from the slum and underdeveloped areas of the city, has now engulfed the entire
The blame game between KE, the
Citing reasons behind the load-shedding, KE, the sole power supplier to the city, said that they had been receiving 50 mmcfd RLNG less from the SSGC while the peak demand had crossed 3,450 megawatts in the city with the furnace oil also short in the market.
The SSGC, however, categorically refuted the KE's claim and said that it had been supplying an additional 50 mmcfd RLNG to the power utility.
During this tussle between the gas and power utilities, Sindh Energy Minister
The Sindh energy minister took strong notice of the load-shedding in the city and said it was the incompetence of the federal government that had been making the people of
'Who is responsible for the shortage of furnace oil and gas?' he asked and demande
© Pakistan Press International, source