LAHORE: All machines at Mangla Dam have been closed because of technical fault that deprived several areas of Azad Kashmir, Mirpur Khas and upper Punjab from electricity.
According to sources, the overall shortfall of electricity across the country has now reaches to 3700 to 4,000 Megawatts.
Managing Director PEPCO Tahir Basharat Cheema while talking to Geo News said closure of machines created shortfall of 1100 MW due to which power supply to Gujrat, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Mirpur Khas, Jehlum, Azad Kashmir and other areas remained suspended till the evening.
He said the teams of Wapda and PEPCO are working together to remove the fault and restore power supply in effected areas as soon as possible.
Chairman Wapda Shakeel Durrani had took the notice of situation and ordered high level inquiry. Raghib Ali Shah will head the inquiry and present the report within two days.
Meanwhile, PEPCO has claimed that electric supply has been restored in 40 percent areas and efforts are underway for complete restoration.
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