As April brought unusually severe hot weather across the country, power demand skyrocketed, leading to 10-12-hour power outages in some regions. PRODUCTION-SUPPLY SITUATIONOn Apr 30, the power production in the country reached a milestone of 16,477MW. While the power demand is high, almost half of these plants are not using their entire production capacity. The gas-based plants produced 6,563MW, liquid fuel-based ones 3,525MW and coal-based power plants produced 3,169MW electricity at that time. Government-owned power plants also face closures at times due to delayed fuel deliveries, attributed to transportation issues."
