Aaj TV English News - Business & Economy https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:43:17 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:43:17 +0500 60 Electricity supply to parts of Pakistan suspended https://english.aaj.tv/news/30346117/electricity-supply-to-parts-of-pakistan-suspended <p><strong>The electricity supply to parts of the country was suspended on Sunday after transmission lines in Sindh’s Kashmore were tripped due to a blast and fire in the transformer in Guddu Power Plant, <em>Aaj News</em> reported.</strong></p> <p>The restoration of power could not be started due to heavy fog weather till the filing of this story.</p> <p>In January this year, a massive power outage <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30310362/govt-sets-10pm-deadline-for-electricity-restoration-following-major-power-breakdown">hit Pakistan</a> that affected most of the country’s 220 million residents, including in the metropolises of Karachi and Lahore.</p> <p>The electrical system was fully restored a day after the power cut. The outage started around 7:30am on January 23, a failure linked to a cost-cutting measure.</p> <p>The-then Power Minister Khurram Dastgir had quashed “rumours” that the government was out of fuel to run power plants. He clarified that expensive plants were used less in order to lessen the impact of fuel cost adjustment on consumers.</p> <p>Mobile phone services were also disrupted as a result of the outage.</p> <h2><a id="what-is-the-share-of-pakistans-energy-sources" href="#what-is-the-share-of-pakistans-energy-sources" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>What is the share of Pakistan’s energy sources</h2> <p>Below is the <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30310402/energy-saving-backfired-what-caused-pakistans-power-breakdown">data</a> on the share of Pakistan’s energy sources:</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Share</th> <th>Dec-22</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nuclear</td> <td>27.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hydel</td> <td>20.4%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Coal</td> <td>18.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gas</td> <td>15.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RLNG</td> <td>13.7%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wind</td> <td>2.5%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Baggasse</td> <td>1.2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Solar</td> <td>0.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RFO</td> <td>0.5%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>HSD</td> <td>0.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Others</td> <td>0.5%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>100%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> The electricity supply to parts of the country was suspended on Sunday after transmission lines in Sindh’s Kashmore were tripped due to a blast and fire in the transformer in Guddu Power Plant, Aaj News reported.

The restoration of power could not be started due to heavy fog weather till the filing of this story.

In January this year, a massive power outage hit Pakistan that affected most of the country’s 220 million residents, including in the metropolises of Karachi and Lahore.

The electrical system was fully restored a day after the power cut. The outage started around 7:30am on January 23, a failure linked to a cost-cutting measure.

The-then Power Minister Khurram Dastgir had quashed “rumours” that the government was out of fuel to run power plants. He clarified that expensive plants were used less in order to lessen the impact of fuel cost adjustment on consumers.

Mobile phone services were also disrupted as a result of the outage.

What is the share of Pakistan’s energy sources

Below is the data on the share of Pakistan’s energy sources:

Share Dec-22
Nuclear 27.1%
Hydel 20.4%
Coal 18.1%
Gas 15.1%
RLNG 13.7%
Wind 2.5%
Baggasse 1.2%
Solar 0.8%
RFO 0.5%
HSD 0.0%
Others 0.5%
Total 100%
]]> Business & Economy https://english.aaj.tv/news/30346117 Sun, 31 Dec 2023 12:31:25 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) Workers sit outside a workshop during a power outage in Karachi. —Reuters/File