Federal Minister for Energy, Awais Ahmed Leghari, has said that electricity load management measures have ended following the arrival of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment.
In a statement, the minister said that the country had been facing load management in recent days due to supply constraints, but the situation has now improved after the LNG cargo was received.
“Following the arrival of LNG yesterday, load management in the electricity sector has now come to an end,” Leghari said.
He added that consumers had experienced load shedding around 13 to 14 days ago, but hydroelectric generation has now increased significantly, reaching around 6,000 megawatts, compared to about 1,000 megawatts previously.
To ensure stability in supply, the minister said that furnace oil and other fuel-based power plants were also brought into operation.
Leghari expressed hope that transmission lines would remain free of faults, adding that the government had been forced to purchase expensive gas due to delays in Qatari LNG supplies.
He clarified that Pakistan’s actual electricity generation capacity stands at around 32,000 megawatts, rather than 46,000 megawatts, noting that production levels fluctuate throughout the year.
The minister said efforts would continue to protect consumers from high electricity costs, adding that water releases from dams are managed according to IRSA requirements and provincial demand.
