Power shortfall exceeds 7,000MW
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Power shortfall in the country Wednesday exceeded 7,130 megawatts, power demand in the country is 28,700 megawatts while the production lags at 21,570 megawatts, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
According to Power Division sources, 6,574 megawatts of electricity are being produced using hydro energy while Thermal plants are producing over 1,000 megawatts of electricity.
A total of 10,500 megawatts is being produced via power plants while 750 megawatts is being produced using wind energy. Solar plants across the country are producing 100 megawatts, Power Division said.
Biogas energy is producing 77 megawatts of electricity while 2,569 megawatts of electric power is generated by nuclear energy.
According to power division sources, the big cities of the country are facing 12 hours loadshedding while areas with high line losses are facing 16 hours loadshedding.