No peak-hour load management amid improved generation, says PD

The Power Division (PD) said on Thursday that the country witnessed no load management during peak hours on the night of April 29 (Wednesday). In a statement on Thursday, the spokesperson said that hydropower generation reached 6, 000 megawatts, out of the country’s total installed hydel capacity of 11, 500 megawatts. Electricity output also increased due to the provision of local gas to additional power plants, the statement said. Improved generation from hydropower and enhanced availability of local gas contributed to greater stability in the national grid, enabling the system to transmit an additional 100 megawatts to the centre, while overall power transmission from the south reached 500 megawatts. READ MORE: Electricity supply improves as plants move to local gas: PD The spokesperson clarified that economic load management was being implemented only on high-loss feeders under a specific policy and was not linked to load shedding during peak hours. However, challenges remain as power plants with a capacity of 4, 700 megawatts are currently not generating electricity due to the unavailability of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the global market, the press release said. It added that the situation was expected to improve further, and the nighttime power shortfall was expected to be eliminated once LNG supplies resumed and water releases increased.

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