THIEF MINISTER SHABAZ:Don't do politics on load shedding issue

Don't do politics on load shedding issue, Kaira tells Shahbaz

The minister said that windstorm damaged main lines of 500 KV and 220 KVs in Muzaffargarh. Talking to media in Muzzaffargarh on Monday, Minister for Information and Broadcasting asked the Punjab Chief Minister to avoid doing politics on the issue of load shedding. He said under the 18th amendment‚ the provinces are empowered to generate electricity on their own. To a question‚ Kaira said the government has started short‚ medium and long term measures to overcome the electricity crisis. He also said that no power plant running on fuel is closed due to the shortage of oil, adding that supply of oil to the plants have been increased to twenty five thousand metric tonne from twelve thousand metric tonne to operate the power plants in maximum capacity. The Information Minister said windstorm damaged main lines of 500 KV and 220 KVs in Muzaffargarh‚ causing loss of 1800 megawatt. He said two lines have been restored which have added 1100 megawatt of electricity to the national grid. By this evening‚ 350 power plant of Lal Peer will also be restored. Besides two power plants of Chasma have also resumed production due to which power generation capacity has improved and stabilized.