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| KE will carry out loadshedding this year also, SHC told |
| 2016-03-31 |
| [DAWN] KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday was informed by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority that K-Electric would have no option in 2016 but to carry out loadshedding as only 350 megawatts had been added to its supply capacity instead of 1,000MW. Headed by Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, a two-judge bench was hearing a set of constitutional petitions against the unprecedented loss of life caused by the 2015 heatwave coupled with power cuts. In its comments, Nepra disputed the KE claim of having added 1,037MW to its system and stated that only 350MW was effectively added after decommissioning and permanent closure of certain plants. The court was informed that the power utility was able to maintain its system in the garb of a loadshedding policy. |
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