Residents of Lahore and several other parts of Punjab continued to face unscheduled power outages as frequent supply disruptions were reported across the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) region.
Consumers in several localities complained of repeated power cuts during the night, while faults in the distribution network compounded their problems.
Sources said the situation worsened after sunset, with several areas of Lahore experiencing outages lasting between 30 minutes and an hour at a time.
The situation was reportedly more difficult in rural and border areas, where consumers faced an hour-long outage after almost every hour of electricity supply.
Loadshedding on high-loss feeders was even higher, ranging from two to six hours, according to sources.
Consumers also faced prolonged disruptions due to technical faults even after electricity supply was restored. Transformer breakdowns, jumper failures and other distribution-related problems were reported from different areas.
Sources attributed the outages to reduced power generation amid limited availability of liquefied natural gas (LNG), coupled with weaknesses in Lesco’s distribution network.
Electricity demand in the Lesco region remains relatively lower during the day due to electricity generated through rooftop solar systems. Daytime demand is estimated at between 3,500MW and 3,700MW.
However, demand rises sharply after sunset when solar generation becomes unavailable, reaching around 5,200MW at night.
Sources said the widening gap between electricity supply and demand, along with faults and capacity constraints in the distribution system, had resulted in continued power disruptions across the Lesco region.
