Power generation dips 13% in March
Decline comes as overall demand for energy remains low due to lower temperatures this seasonKARACHI: The power generation dropped by a notable 13% to 7,621 Gigawatt hours (GWh) in Pakistan during March, as the overall demand for energy remained low. The breakup of power production suggested the government took significantly high production from the cheapest source; hydel power plants in the energy mix due to availability of higher water in dams. On the contrary, it took almost next to nil production from the most expensive source of power production; furnace oil-fired power plants. The power production from nuclear plants increased 11.6% to 878GWh compared to 786GWh. Power outages droppedThe official claimed that the power outages have dropped significantly over the past one year.
Source: The Express Tribune April 21, 2019 03:45 UTC
