KARACHI: Power shortfall in the country on Wednesday exceeded 7,130 megawatts, as the power demand in the country is 28,700 megawatts while the production is 21,570 megawatts.
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 load shedding while areas with high line losses are facing 16 hours load shedding.