PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cautioned the federal administration led by Shehbaz Sharif on Friday that if load shedding is not curtailed to a maximum of 12 hours, things may spiral out of control.
Back-to-back protests have resulted from power outages becoming more frequent and longer in certain places as the effects of climate change become more apparent nationwide as temperatures rise.
The federal government handles matters related to power supply, thus MPs from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) stormed grid stations and forcibly restored electricity to multiple locations.
Following the lead of his party’s parliamentarians, Gandapur, a fiery PTI politician, had used the same tactic on the third day of Eid ul Adha.
The CM learned about the most recent state of power outages, the recovery of power distribution companies, and other issues pertaining to the energy sector while presiding over a meeting on loadshedding today.
The chief minister was briefed on how the KP government helped recover Rs. 1 billion in just one month, and how security was put in place for the employees and facilities of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco).
The distribution company was reported to have failed to keep its pledge to the meeting that there would be no power outages on Eid ul Adha. Most places saw 12 to 18 hours of load shedding over the Eid vacation.
