Daily Times
July 12, 2021
Amid sizzling temperature of above 40 degree centigrade coupled with long hours, unannounced power outages have started adversely affecting people and industrial production owing to a substantial energy shortfall of about 600 megawatt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa gripped by severe heat wave since the start of this month.
As sun is spewing out severe heat, people in Peshawar’s peripheries, southern districts including Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan besides merged areas were witnessing the brunt of
load-shedding for about 10-14 hours daily, especially on high loss feeders forcing consumers to install solar systems, purchase generators and UPS besides water pools to protect their loved ones from the scorching heat.
The Nepra had granted a wheeling licence to the Pedo in April last year. AFP/File
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s plan to auction 155 megawatts of electricity to industrial units under the wheeling regime has hit a roadblock as two power distribution companies have got a stay order from the court of law against the Nepra’s decision on wheeling charges.
Wheeling is the export of power from generation source to another entity through transmission system of distribution companies, while the fee paid for the use of transmission system is called wheeling charges.
In power wheeling, generation companies use the National Transmission and Dispatch Company’s (NDTC’s) transmission system for high voltage electricity and that of distribution companies for low-voltage power supply.
PESHAWAR: Though the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is in power in both the centre and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial government isn’t happy with the federal government due to the non-fulfilment.
PTI govt in KP not happy with Centre
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January 19, 2021
PESHAWAR: Though the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is in power in both the centre and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial government isn’t happy with the federal government due to the non-fulfilment of its commitment to pay Rs100 billion annually for reconstruction and development projects in the erstwhile Fata and the delay in payment of its share in the net hydel profit.
When approached for his comments, Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is facing shortage of funds and it may even seek a bank loan to meet its needs. “We need regular flow of funds as the province is dependent on the federal government for 92 percent of its receipts,” he added.