Punjab is experiencing prolonged and increasingly disruptive electricity outages, with rural areas reporting load-shedding of up to 16 hours a day
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Provision gaps prolong electricity cuts
Punjab is experiencing prolonged and increasingly disruptive electricity outages, with rural areas reporting load-shedding of up to 16 hours a day and urban centres facing recurring interruptions, according to locals and electricity distribution representatives.
The condition has intensified across regions served by Lahore Electric Provision Company (Lesco), Multan Electric Electricity Company (Mepco), Faisalabad (Fesco) and Gujranwala (Gepco), as the gap between electricity need and provision widens.
Consumers from several districts say outages are frequent, largely unannounced and growing longer, raising concerns about planning and transparency in the electricity sector.
"We cannot even sleep at night due to the load-shedding these days," stated Sharafat, a resident of Bahawalpur, who documented outages lasting between 12 and 16 hours daily. Similar complaints emerged from Bahawalnagar, Kasur, Sahiwal and other districts.
In Burewala, Zubair Ahmad stated electricity cuts were lasting six to eight hours daily. Locals in Faisalabad documented around four hours of outages in urban areas, while Lahore consumers spoke of three to four hours of daily load-shedding, with longer disruptions in nearby rural belts.
Khaleeq from rural Kasur stated outages in his area had stretched to five to eight hours. "No one from the electricity company is telling us the actual condition," he stated.
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