Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Pakistan Power Shortfall Tops 4,000 MW, Deepening Load-Shedding
Pakistan does not have enough electricity to meet demand, with the shortfall reported to be more than 4,000 megawatts.
Some power plants are offline, and hydropower production has fallen.
This means people in cities and villages are having planned power cuts that last three to four hours.
Some places have had even longer outages.
Lahore is especially short of power, and problems with gas and diesel have made things harder there.
Pakistan’s electricity regulator, NEPRA, told K-Electric to stop unannounced outages on certain feeders.
NEPRA said people who pay their bills should not be punished for electricity theft or losses caused by others.
It said action should instead target the people involved in theft.
Pakistan’s power shortfall reportedly exceeded 4,000 megawatts as several generation units remained offline and hydropower output declined.
Consumers in urban and rural areas faced scheduled outages of three to four hours, with some localities experiencing longer cuts.
In Lahore, demand was about 4,000 MW against supply of roughly 3,000 MW; diesel shortages after gas disruptions added to the strain.
NEPRA ordered K-Electric to stop unannounced load-shedding on feeders based on aggregate technical and commercial losses.
NEPRA said customers who pay their bills should not lose power because of other users’ losses or electricity theft.
- Who
- Electricity consumers in Pakistan, power distribution companies, NEPRA and K-Electric.
- What
- A reported power shortfall exceeding 4,000 MW has led to intensified load-shedding; NEPRA directed K-Electric to stop unannounced outages on feeders with high losses.
- When
- The reports describe the current electricity crisis; no specific date is given.
- Where
- Pakistan, including Lahore and urban and rural areas.
- Why
- Several generation units were offline, hydropower production had declined, and gas disruptions and diesel shortages further strained supply, particularly in Lahore.
- Reported national shortfall
- More than 4,000 MW
- Lahore demand
- About 4,000 MW
- Lahore available supply
- Roughly 3,000 MW
- Scheduled outages
- Three to four hours in urban and rural areas
- Regulator
- National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
- Regulatory direction
- NEPRA directed K-Electric to immediately stop unannounced outages based on aggregate technical and commercial losses.