Load shedding on the rise in Punjab

LAHORE: With summer just around the corner load shedding is once again going to be a cause of discontent for the residents of Punjab. The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has increased the hours of load shedding for domestic and industrial consumers.

Industrial consumers will be without power for eight hours while that figure rises to 12-16 hours for residential consumers. LESCO officials claim they are being provided 2,000 MW less than the allotted quota. Officials add that the ordinary man would have to bear the burden of load shedding as electricity supply to VIP’s cannot be suspended.

LESCO officials have appealed that people decrease their electricity consumption by 30 per cent; otherwise the situation will not improve.