Series of announced and unannounced Power load-shedding in different cities including Lahore has gone up amid scorching heat. According to the details, with the increase in the intensity of heat, the complaints of power outages have also increased. Tripping and burning of wires have also become routine problem due to increased load. Power outages in rural areas and high loss feeders have started for 3 to 4 hours. However, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) chief said that no load shedding has taken place anywhere in Lahore city, due to system overload and technical faults. He said that it takes 1 to 2 hours to correct a fault in the transmission system. However, Load-shedding has taking place in some rural areas and high loss feeders, he added. He said that high loss feeders are one percent of all LESCO feeders where electricity is stolen. Increased […]