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05-09-2017, 03:48 AM
LAHORE: To save itself from an angry backlash over extended loadshedding hours, the federal government has silently put in place a policy on electricity load management, carrying out most power cuts in rural areas and providing more electricity in urban centres, The News has learnt through sources.
In violation of the earlier policy of four hours power supply suspension in cities and six hours in rural areas, the power distribution companies (DISCOs) are subjecting domestic consumers living in rural areas to over 12 hours of loadshedding daily against just six hours of outages in cities daily.
Wajid Ali Kazmi, chief executive of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco), admitted that outages in cities are far less than rural areas. About power supply and demand data of May 4, he said there is about 12 hours a day suspension of power supply in rural areas, while in contrast it is negligible in the city, hardly 3-4 hours a day.
On May 4, 2017 after**on, power demand of Lesco was recorded at 3,155 megawatts against supply of 2,730 megawatts, showing a shortfall of 425MW. Of this deficit, only 95MW or about seven per cent of outages was being carried out in the city, due to the shift in power distribution policy.
Against just 14 per cent of gap in overall power requirement and availability in Lesco on that given day, demand of domestic consumers living in rural areas was 345mw, while supply was just 90mw, showing mounting deficit of about 260mw or nearly 75 per cent. In other words, out of total outages of 460mw, people living in rural areas faced 260mw, or 56 per cent of loadshedding.
According to sources, demand of Lesco approximately increased by 1700mw on May 8, 2017, compared with May 4 demand, touching the 5,000mw mark. The intensity of outages increased accordingly and it is largely being done in rural areas.
Almost similar is the case with power consumers of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco). On May 4, 2017, domestic consumers living in cities of Gepco area experienced average outages of only 24 minutes while the people of rural areas braved more than five hours of outages on an average.
Zafar Yab Khan, a spokesman for the Ministry of Water and Power, said that one of the reasons for the impression that outages had increased in rural areas was government’s decision to increase outages in high losses feeders. He said that greater power cuts in rural areas may be witnessed due to the fact that high losses feeders including agriculture tubewell-dominated grids are largely located in rural areas. He rejected the impression that a policy directive was being followed for increasing outages in the rural areas.
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In violation of the earlier policy of four hours power supply suspension in cities and six hours in rural areas, the power distribution companies (DISCOs) are subjecting domestic consumers living in rural areas to over 12 hours of loadshedding daily against just six hours of outages in cities daily.
Wajid Ali Kazmi, chief executive of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco), admitted that outages in cities are far less than rural areas. About power supply and demand data of May 4, he said there is about 12 hours a day suspension of power supply in rural areas, while in contrast it is negligible in the city, hardly 3-4 hours a day.
On May 4, 2017 after**on, power demand of Lesco was recorded at 3,155 megawatts against supply of 2,730 megawatts, showing a shortfall of 425MW. Of this deficit, only 95MW or about seven per cent of outages was being carried out in the city, due to the shift in power distribution policy.
Against just 14 per cent of gap in overall power requirement and availability in Lesco on that given day, demand of domestic consumers living in rural areas was 345mw, while supply was just 90mw, showing mounting deficit of about 260mw or nearly 75 per cent. In other words, out of total outages of 460mw, people living in rural areas faced 260mw, or 56 per cent of loadshedding.
According to sources, demand of Lesco approximately increased by 1700mw on May 8, 2017, compared with May 4 demand, touching the 5,000mw mark. The intensity of outages increased accordingly and it is largely being done in rural areas.
Almost similar is the case with power consumers of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco). On May 4, 2017, domestic consumers living in cities of Gepco area experienced average outages of only 24 minutes while the people of rural areas braved more than five hours of outages on an average.
Zafar Yab Khan, a spokesman for the Ministry of Water and Power, said that one of the reasons for the impression that outages had increased in rural areas was government’s decision to increase outages in high losses feeders. He said that greater power cuts in rural areas may be witnessed due to the fact that high losses feeders including agriculture tubewell-dominated grids are largely located in rural areas. He rejected the impression that a policy directive was being followed for increasing outages in the rural areas.
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