Parts of Punjab Experience 8 Hours Load Shedding Daily

News Desk

LAHORE: Unannounced electricity load shedding in Lahore has reached six to eight hours daily, causing severe disruptions to routine life and commercial activities across the provincial capital amid rising seasonal temperatures and a widening power supply deficit.

Residents in several densely populated neighborhoods, including Gulberg, Johar Town, Model Town, and the Walled City, reported repeated power cuts during peak daytime and late-night hours.

Officials from the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) attributed the growing supply-demand gap to reduced generation from thermal and hydroelectric sources, alongside transmission constraints affecting the national grid.

The prolonged power outages have heavily impacted small businesses, industrial units, and essential services, while simultaneously triggering severe water shortages across multiple localities due to non-functional tubewells.

Citizens have voiced deep frustration over the absence of a predictable load-management schedule, urging power distribution authorities to provide immediate relief.

As public outcry intensifies, senior officials at the Ministry of Energy are slated to review grid performance and fuel allocation bottlenecks in Islamabad.

Authorities anticipate that generation levels will stabilize in the coming days once additional power capacity is synchronized into the national distribution network.