Pakistan has been forced to implement hours-long load shedding that has hit homes and industries. Twenty-seven power plants are out of order owing to fuel shortages or technical problems
FP Explainers
April 19, 2022 16:16:10 IST
Almost 7,100 megawatts of electrical capacity has been shut down owing to fuel shortages as of 13 April in Pakistan. AFP
Is Pakistan going the Sri Lanka way?
After the island country reported 13-hour-long power cuts, owing to shortage of fuel, it is now Pakistan who is reporting major electricity cuts to households and industries. The cash-strapped country can no longer afford to buy coal or natural gas from overseas to fuel its power plants.
Miftah Ismail, who has been named finance minister by new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has said in a tweet that almost 7,100 megawatts of electrical capacity had been shut down owing to fuel shortages as of 13 April.