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KARACHI: The Karachi-Electric (KE) Wednesday issued a new plan for loadshedding across the city amid a worsening power outage situation in the metropolis.
In a statement, the sole power provider of the city said that it has issued a new loadshedding plan, according to which the exempted areas will face power outages of three hours.
The power provider said that the new schedule is available on its website and the application as it vowed to take “necessary” steps for rectifying the situation.
The announcement comes after the National Economic Council (NEC), in an attempt to save energy, decided to order the closure of markets across the country at 8:30pm.
In a press conference earlier in the day, Power Minister Khurrum Dastagir said that the early closure of markets and work-from-home arrangements can save electricity.
“The electricity being produced in the country is 22,000 MW and the requirement is 26,000 MW,” said the minister, adding that the energy shortfall in the country is 4,000 MW.
He also said that the industrial sector was being provided with power uninterruptedly and that 1,100 MW will be added to the national grid once the K-2 Nuclear Power Plant starts production.