South Asian Business news and information

Power shortage is a common scenario in almost all the South Asian countries. The worst condition prevails during summer season. So, I was a bit shocked when I found that Pakistan may suffer from power shortage in November. November is not a warm month and the demand of electricity falls down in November compared to May and June in most parts of South Asia.

Gulf Times reported:

The electricity consumers in Pakistan are going to bear the brunt of 8 to 10 hours load shedding by the second week of November in the wake of estimated shortfall of 3750 MW likely to be caused by multiple factors, the most important being the annual shutdown of IPPs, producing 5654.44 MW of electricity.

Official sources revealed here yesterday that Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has prepared a report about demand and supply situation, indicating that winter season would experience worst kind of electric shortage.

The sources said that the distribution companies would have to resort to load shedding and energy conservation measures, spreading over more than eight hours, which may touch the 10-hour mark in a bid to meet escalating shortfall.

So, you can see that it will be a tough time for the people of Pakistan. Pakistani economy is growing at a fast pace and the demand for electricity is only increasing on a regular basis.

I feel that Pakistani decision makers need to be more organized about the electricity sector. They should focus more on having a better plan to tackle this kind of problem. Last year, I wrote that Pakistan was thinking of buying electricity from Central Asia. I don’t have any update about this matter.

In the end, I am just happy that November is not a very hot month in Pakistan. I wish that no one will die from heat wave.

What do you think about it? What should Pakistan do?   

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