NEPRA blames network failure for outages

The increase in loadshedding even during Sehr and Iftar has not gone unnoticed as the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has taken up the matter against the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC), blaming it for not addressing systemic bottlenecks despite large investments authorised by the regulator.
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To ensure that nobody faced electricity outages, the previous government announced two shifts of uninterrupted power supply. The first, a three-hour period during Sehr time, and the second, a four-hour shift starting at Iftar and ending after Taraveeh. The policy, according to the government, would be extended to even those areas that had more than 80pc in losses. All industrial consumers were asked to adjust their labour shifts accordingly.

The plan worked well for the first few days and the power division declared that it had even restored full supply to one category of industrial consumers as there was sufficient power generation.

However, some major cities began to witness extended periods of loadshedding, besides unscheduled power cuts that continued regardless. The authorities said that constraints in the system had appeared as power generation from the south of the country had been moved to the north as hydropower generation had dropped due to water shortage.
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The power regulator on Friday said it was worried over the increase in loadshedding in the country and found that the overloaded grid stations of the NTDC werethe underlying cause of the breakdowns.
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The regulator had previously taken notice of the failures of the NTDC and had directed the system operator on Nov 20, 2017 to resolve the issue of overloaded grid stations.

However, the issues with the NTDC`s network remain unsettled. Problems may be further aggravated over the next few months given the increased demand over July and August if immediate measures are not taken, the regulator said. It directed the NTDC to prepare and implement a plan for eliminating overloading and network problems.
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PM orders cut in power sector losses

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According to the ministry, the country`s power generation capacity increased substantially but the power system was not improved proportionately that required a massive investment for upgrade. It also reported that the transmission and distribution system was still fragile and susceptible to minor variations in frequency and unusual events.
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As such, the more electricity is produced, transmitted and consumed, the bigger becomes the size of circular debt. At 15,000MW power generation, the circular debt was building at the rate of about Rs120 billion, while it is now set to grow to Rs360bn as generation gets closer to 21,000MW.
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It was reported that compared to 18,753MW in 2013, the current available generation capacity currently stood at 28,704MW. However, due to weather conditions and the resultant reduced water supply, hydel generation in May this year remained at 3,090MW, compared to 6,333Mw in 2015.
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Bush, a man of his words

Bush said he'll throw pakistan to the stone age if it did not support US against the war on (US defined) terrorism... mush got threatened and complied to the US terms... despite the fact tht pakistan fought america's war, pakistan is being pushed to the stone age (through a different procedure) ... the '‘lantern era' is returning... see following pics (taken from various issues of Dawn), NO gas, NO electricity, NO fuel, NO flour... a modern/moderate country n developing economy :)

a few sources abt bush's threat are given as well...

Source: lewrockwell.com
During last week’s US media blitz to promote his new book, Musharraf claimed soon after 9/11, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage warned Lt. Gen. Mahmud Ahmed, head of ISI, Pakistan’s intelligence service, the US would “bomb Pakistan back to the Stone Age” if it did not immediately turn against its Afghan ally, Taliban, and allow the US to use military bases in Pakistan to invade Afghanistan.

Source: Guardian Unlimited
The Bush administration threatened to bomb Pakistan "back to the stone age" after the September 11 attacks if the country did not cooperate with America's war on Afghanistan, it emerged yesterday.

Source: TimesOnline PERVEZ MUSHARRAF, the President of Pakistan, claimed last night that the Bush Administration threatened to bomb his country “into the Stone Age” if it did not co-operate with the US after 9/11, sharply increasing tensions between the US and one of its closest allies in the war on terrorism.

The President, who will meet Mr Bush in the White House today, said the threat was made by Richard Armitage, then the Deputy Secretary of State, in the days after the terror attacks, and was issued to the Pakistani intelligence director.

PESHAWAR - Jan 05: Activists of a political party at a demonstration held on Saturday against loadshedding and flour shortage.—Abdul Majeed Goraya [Complete News]

NO GAS FOR THE ‘POWERLESS’
LAHORE - Jan 05: A CNG station near Scheme Morr, on Multan Road. — Dawn LAHORE - Jan 06: The revival of ‘lantern era’. — APP

LAHORE - Jan 05: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf activists protest against loadshedding and price hike.—Dawn

ALI SHER (Afghanistan) - Jan 07: A Pakistani refugee carries a sack of foodstuff distributed by the Afghan Red Crescent Society. Afghan officials claimed on Monday about 900 Pakistani families had sought refuge across the border during the past two weeks.—AP

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LAHORE - Jan 04: Gujjarpura residents protest against gas suspension. — Dawn

See mush, this had to be done anyways... so u could have selected the path of dignity and could have avoided the embarrassment u face these days when america says they gave $ 10 billion to pakistan but pakistan didn't do enough... come on mush dont keep claimin tht pakistan has developed in these years... dear the situation has worsened really... now even a controlled state of afghanistan has the courage to close borders with pakistan whenever they wish :) pakistanis now take refuge in afganistan... is this the dignity u earned for pakistan in ur regime... if yes then u must b sent for a checkup...

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