More than we can handleIn recent weeks, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority submitted a report on its inquiry into the countrywide power collapse on January 9. “Even during the peak power consumption months of June and July, our country’s total power needs stand at about 23,000 megawatts,” a power division official shared on condition of anonymity. “That means we have thousands more megawatts going to waste unutilised even the demand for power is at its most intense.”Speaking to The Express Tribune, experts criticised the present power policy as anything but public-friendly. Far-flung rural settlements and small-scale businesses are not alone in paying the price of frequent power disruptions. Ignoring infrastructure, distribution and human side of the equation for power has created a very complex situation, other experts highlighted.

Source: The Express Tribune March 07, 2021 06:56 UTC