NEPRA takes notice of increased load-shedding, Zafar directs to meet needs of energy

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has taken notice of increased load-shedding witnessed recently in various parts of the country.

The authority in its statement on Friday stated that the underlying issue hampering continuity of supply is overloaded grid stations of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC).

The NTDC's grid stations have suffered extensive overloading, specifically in the service territories of Islamabad Electric Supply Company Limited, Lahore Electric Supply Company and Peshawar Electric Supply Company. This caused a forced load-shedding.

NEPRA said that it allowed a huge investment of 96.63 billion rupees to NTDC during last three years for improvement and reliability of transmission network.

However, NTDC has failed to bring any improvement in its network.

Furthermore, NTDC also failed to convey information regarding constraints in its network to NEPRA. The authority has issued directions to the NTDC to forthwith prepare and implement a prioritized plan for elimination of its overloading and network issues.

Meanwhile, the Caretaker Federal Minister of Energy Syed Ali Zafar visited Ministry of Energy in Islamabad.

Secretary Energy Yusuf Naseem Khokhar gave a detailed briefing to the minister. The minister was informed about energy production, supply, and demand.

The Federal Minister directed to use all resources to meet the needs of energy.