ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) on Wednesday announced to increase the duration of power load management temporarily in its entire region due to the gap between the demand and supply of electricity, ARY News reported.
According to the IESCO spokesperson, the power demand stood at 2,375 megawatts (MW) against the available quota of 2250 megawatts (MW), resulting in a significant shortfall of 125 megawatts (MW).
Consumers in affected areas will experience scheduled power outages of two hours during the specified hours.
The spokesperson further added that the load management of two hours was being carried out on various feeders due to shortfall and will be immediately reduced once the situation became normal.
