Massive power outage debunked government claims, breaking all previous records whereas the circular debt re-surged to an enormous 300 billion rupees.
Loadshedding schedule issued by the Ministry of Water and Power and distribution companies is confined now only to the newspapers. The energy deficit has confounded all government efforts to control it.
The obsolete transmission systems have completely failed to accommodate the increasing energy demands. With the mercury up surging up to 40 degrees Celsius, fasting for the pious has become an arduous exercise.