Unless NTDC revises its future projections and focuses more on cheaper and sustainable renewables, the chances of reduction in electricity prices will likely remain low even in the future.
Pakistan’s electricity sector is in deep trouble. The recent nationwide blackout on the night of January 9 is just another reminder of the crisis facing the collapsing power sector. But for an average consumer, the most visible impact of this crisis has been their ever-increasing electricity bill.
A report published last week suggested that the government had decided to raise the base electricity tariff by Rs1.90 per unit from this month. The announcement, it is said, has been delayed in view of the increase in the fuel prices. The power price increase is agreed to bring the International Monetary Fund back on the table for the revival of the suspended $6 billion economic stabilisation deal with the multilateral lender.
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Pak opposition rejects fake inquiry in massive power outage ANI | Updated: Jan 16, 2021 19:24 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 16 (ANI): Calling for an impartial inquiry, opposition in Pakistan Senate rejected an inquiry by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) into the recent countrywide power breakdown. If the appointments in NEPRA are made by the federal government then how can they ask the regulator to hold an inquiry against them? said Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) parliamentary leader in the Senate Sherry Rehman, Dawn reported We reject this fake inquiry as obviously nothing will come of it and I guarantee that after two-and-a-half years the government will still say that we are in crisis because of the last government, she added.
Pakistan s power transmission company blames human error for blackout ANI | Updated: Jan 13, 2021 05:56 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): The massive power outage in Pakistan that plunged the country into darkness on Saturday was triggered by human error that caused a faulty circuit breaker, according to the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC).
Citing NTDC report, SAMAA TV on Tuesday reported that Poor maintenance of transmission circuitry resulted in the blackout on the intervening night of January 9 and 10.
A circuit breaker that tripped had been maintained without the supervision of the National Power Control Center.
On Saturday night, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, and other cities were plunged into darkness, leaving the masses in shock and panic due to the power failure. It took the government over 24 hours to restore the power supply restored in parts of Pakistan.