LAHORE: The
intensity of infamous outages or frequent power suspension has
increased by at least one-third with rising demand of electricity amid a
fairly mild weather.
The Lahore Electric Supply Company also officially increased duration of outages to eight hours a day from six hours, according to new load management schedule being implemented from this weekend. Presently demand in the Lesco areas, including districts of Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhupura and Okara stand at 3,100mw which saw a jump of about 600mw in just a few weeks.
With fading spring and approaching summer, outages tend to increase by at least two hours daily though people complain far greater cuts in power supply. Their complaints are justified especially when power demand and supply witnessed an abrupt imbalance, causing increase in frequency of outages. It happens due to shutdown of power generation plants or rising temperature in various parts of the country.
This fragile nature of power demand and supply is an ample proof that the electricity crisis in the country has yet to be managed prudently. The increasing unreliability in electricity supply is a key aspect that shows how whole power sector is being managed. Though overall duration of outages are less than the levels of last year during same days, smooth supply of power or announced outages is still a distant dream.
The main factor positively affecting electricity supply scenario in April 2014 if compared with corresponding period of last year, when incumbent government has yet to come into power, is a visible mild weather. Such a pleasant weather helped contained power demand below 12,000MW in the month of April this year in sheer contrast to last year’s demand that hovered around 14,000MW. The average demand of electricity in the whole month of April last year was 13,980MW while maximum demand observed in current month has been 12,500MW.
The power generation in present month and corresponding period of last year happened to be almost same-at around 9,500MW. The shortfall hence is on lower side only because of low demand of and partly because of a comparatively better management of generation capacity.
As per latest power demand and supply data released by National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), generation of electricity stood on Sunday at 10,100MW as compared to the demand of 12,200MW, showing shortfall of 2,100MW. The contribution of hydel generation still low as it was recorded at 2,820MW while public sector thermal generation registered at 1,130MW. The independent power producers (IPPs) were generating electricity to the tune of 6,150mw.
The Lahore Electric Supply Company also officially increased duration of outages to eight hours a day from six hours, according to new load management schedule being implemented from this weekend. Presently demand in the Lesco areas, including districts of Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhupura and Okara stand at 3,100mw which saw a jump of about 600mw in just a few weeks.
With fading spring and approaching summer, outages tend to increase by at least two hours daily though people complain far greater cuts in power supply. Their complaints are justified especially when power demand and supply witnessed an abrupt imbalance, causing increase in frequency of outages. It happens due to shutdown of power generation plants or rising temperature in various parts of the country.
This fragile nature of power demand and supply is an ample proof that the electricity crisis in the country has yet to be managed prudently. The increasing unreliability in electricity supply is a key aspect that shows how whole power sector is being managed. Though overall duration of outages are less than the levels of last year during same days, smooth supply of power or announced outages is still a distant dream.
The main factor positively affecting electricity supply scenario in April 2014 if compared with corresponding period of last year, when incumbent government has yet to come into power, is a visible mild weather. Such a pleasant weather helped contained power demand below 12,000MW in the month of April this year in sheer contrast to last year’s demand that hovered around 14,000MW. The average demand of electricity in the whole month of April last year was 13,980MW while maximum demand observed in current month has been 12,500MW.
The power generation in present month and corresponding period of last year happened to be almost same-at around 9,500MW. The shortfall hence is on lower side only because of low demand of and partly because of a comparatively better management of generation capacity.
As per latest power demand and supply data released by National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), generation of electricity stood on Sunday at 10,100MW as compared to the demand of 12,200MW, showing shortfall of 2,100MW. The contribution of hydel generation still low as it was recorded at 2,820MW while public sector thermal generation registered at 1,130MW. The independent power producers (IPPs) were generating electricity to the tune of 6,150mw.
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