Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:33:53 +0500 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:33:53 +0500 60 Guide to Pakistan’s power shortage https://english.aaj.tv/news/30290955/guide-to-pakistans-power-shortage <p><strong>KARACHI: With the power shortfall surging to 7,674 megawatts, Pakistanis face prolonged hours of loadshedding.</strong></p> <p>Pakistan’s electricity demand and supply is as follows:</p> <ul> <li>Total demand: 29,900MW</li> <li>Total power generated: 22,226MW</li> </ul> <p>Power generation distribution:</p> <ul> <li>Hydro-power: 5,625MW</li> <li>Government thermal plants: 1,327MW</li> <li>Independent Power Producers (IPPs): 11,500MW</li> <li>Wind power plants: 1,235MW</li> <li>Solar power plants: 122MW</li> </ul> <p>Urban areas are facing anywhere from 6-18 hours of unannounced loadshedding, while rural areas face around 18 hours of power outages.</p> <p>Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Shaikh has hinted at nationalising the sole power provider in Karachi, K-Electric, saying that the provincial government has taken notice of the prolonged loadshedding.</p> <p>Shaikh said in a media briefing that the Sindh government has ordered the K-Electric management to provide the loadshedding schedule. “K-Electric is claiming that only announced load-shedding is being done for 7-8 hours [in Karachi].”</p> <p><a href="https://www.aaj.tv/news/30290676/">Protests</a> over loadshedding are taking place across Pakistan as power outages and sweltering heatwaves have made lives miserable.</p> KARACHI: With the power shortfall surging to 7,674 megawatts, Pakistanis face prolonged hours of loadshedding.

Pakistan’s electricity demand and supply is as follows:

  • Total demand: 29,900MW
  • Total power generated: 22,226MW

Power generation distribution:

  • Hydro-power: 5,625MW
  • Government thermal plants: 1,327MW
  • Independent Power Producers (IPPs): 11,500MW
  • Wind power plants: 1,235MW
  • Solar power plants: 122MW

Urban areas are facing anywhere from 6-18 hours of unannounced loadshedding, while rural areas face around 18 hours of power outages.

Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Shaikh has hinted at nationalising the sole power provider in Karachi, K-Electric, saying that the provincial government has taken notice of the prolonged loadshedding.

Shaikh said in a media briefing that the Sindh government has ordered the K-Electric management to provide the loadshedding schedule. “K-Electric is claiming that only announced load-shedding is being done for 7-8 hours [in Karachi].”

Protests over loadshedding are taking place across Pakistan as power outages and sweltering heatwaves have made lives miserable.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30290955 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:50:52 +0500 none@none.com (PPI) Man works with a flash light, during power outage. Source: Reuters