Sunday, July 29, 2007

Power crisis due to 40 % rise in demand




Power crisis due to 40 % rise in demand

PESHAWAR: Forty per cent rise in demand of electricity throughout the country has been recorded which is causing the power crisis.
Federal minister for political affairs and in charge of the power-generation projects in NWFP, Ameer Muqam told this to Geo News.
He said that a 40 per cent rise in demand of electricity has unexpectedly been recorded this year whereas the supply was decreased and a power crisis is being seen all over the country.
Ameer Muqam said that there is a shortage of 400 mw electricity in NWFP only.
He said that to overcome the shortage of electricity, various new power projects are being launched due to which WAPDA will get additional electricity.
Courtesy Geo

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