A chronic electricity shortage has affected the Pakistani economy, one of the most important aspects of a developing economy. It is causing great suffering to our people. Those who could afford it have been using more than their fair share of electricity while leaving others in the dark.
The situation in Pakistan is very alarming. We face an electricity shortage of 4000 megawatts (4000 MW) or more than 50% of the total power generation capacity. This figure is only increasing as generation capacity declines due to battery reasons, leading to load-shedding hours increasing. A lot of electricity is being removed from feeders that are not economical or profitable.
Thousands of people are being left in the dark by unscrupulous companies. All of their hard work has gone to waste as they have had no way of contacting us or staying running. Help protect these people from further energy shortages and save Pakistan.
The level of this crisis is growing by the day. If we don't take a stance now, then other dark ages await us. Therefore, it is necessary to know this topic and know how to prevent such a catastrophe.
Our country is facing a severe electricity problem. If we add more power plants to the two, we have present, and then the resulting energy will not be clean. Even though our existing plants are polluting, they might be in a position to supply enough electricity for our country if there were no flaws in our current energy production system.
The electricity crisis is an additional burden on the already struggling Pakistani society. Most commoners are working because they have to buy costly machines to get independence from power outages. WAPDA's former chairman, who happens to be a caretaker minister, admitted that WAPDA could not provide electricity. But, sadly, he was followed by many other incompetent ministers who believed that giving more power to unpopular generals would solve the problem.
The Pakistani government seems to be forgetting that alternate energy sources can supply more energy and are not as harmful to the environment.
With climate change, there is a growing need for alternate energy. With Pakistan's sizeable natural resources, it should be trying to develop solar and windmill energy. Thus, it would be beneficial in the long term.

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