Worst Electricity Load Shedding can be Expected During the Caretaker Government is In Charge

In Pakistan the main task that care taker governments have to take on is getting the next General Elections done in free and fair manner. They are given about two months to prepare before elections and about one later for transfer of Pakistan to next Party. There is so much happening with regards to elections and political parties, it  is very difficult to put attention on other matters. However, stable things keep running, but things like provision of non interrupted electricity is complicated in a way, that the governments leaving the power leave the power sector in big circular debt. This debt accounts for non payment of fuel to companies like PSO and also non payment to IPPs (Private Power […]

Zero Load Shedding Claims of PML-N Led Pakistan Government Face Melt Down as soon as heat increased towards the end of May 2018

One of main reasons because the people choose PML-N in general elections of 2013 was that they were fed up with load shedding and the empty promises made by Zardari led PPP (Pakistan Peoples Party) government. People had to bare 8 to 12 hours of load shedding in whole tenure of of PPP. However, a main pillar of the election campaign of PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz) was to end the load shedding. Now load shedding in Pakistan do not entirely happen due to the lack of Power Generation Plants but a big factor in this regard is circular debt. The debt payable each month by WAPDA to firstly the fuel providers like PSO and secondly to Individual (private) […]

Electricity Load Shedding Continues in 2018 in Pakistan Despite all those Promises

In 2013 before coming into power, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) leader made many promises with people of Pakistan to end the load shedding for once and for all from the country. The Promises made by Shehbaz Sharif to end electricity load shedding ranged from six months to two and half years during his election campaign. However, later after coming into power, the big brother, Nawaz claimed that the promises made during the election campaign were made in “Joshe Khitabat”, means there were emotions involved and in flow of speech he did made those promises. But also Nawaz Sharif and his team re-iterated that realistically the problem of Load Shedding will be solved three years time for sure. Which […]

Load Shedding in Pakistan and Summer 2015 in PMLN Era

Many things here in Pakistan Change with time but one thing which is stuck as worst issue to be addressed, is load shedding for Pakistani people. Before each elections in manifesto of each political Party, resolving the issue of Electricity load shedding in Pakistan is in top very few priorities. In early 2013 when PMLN came into power they also had electricity load shedding as very important issue to be resolved. In many public addresses Mian Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shehbaz Sharif bragged that they will bring the lights back to Pakistan by resolving the worst issue of electricity load shedding. But seems like the situation did not got much better after they came in Power. In beginning as […]

Government Fails in Solving Natural Gas Shortage Issues Once Again

Another year have passed, 2014 is ending soon but problems of People of Pakistan are still very much same. Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) which came in power after making so much promises to Pakistani people have been unable to pay attention to more important issues. Major Problems Pakistani People are facing right now are related to Power and Natural Gas Shortage. Natural Gas Shortage was very much severe in last year had to be better this year according to ruling party PML-N as they were planning to import Liquid Natural Gas(LNG) in Dec 2014 and put on National household consumer distribution pipelines. But as we are approaching the December 2014, latest from government is they will not be able to […]