ISLAMABAD: Taking serious notice of alleged excessive and persistent loadshedding during peak summers, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has directed K-Electric to end the consumers’ miseries and not dent public trust in privatisation.

In a letter to the Chief Executive Officer of K-Electric, the regulator stated that it had received a large number of complaints regarding persistent and excessive loadshedding across various areas of Karachi.

“In several localities, electricity outages have reportedly exceeded 12 hours per day, with individual spells ranging between 2.5 to 3 hours. These extended power disruptions have severely affected the lives of residents, particularly during the ongoing extreme summer heat”, Nepra said.

On the one hand, the regulator noted that the situation was exacerbating the hardships faced by the citizens of Pakistan’s largest commercial hub, and on the other, it was contributing to deteriorating law and order conditions and triggering adverse behavioral shifts within the population. Beyond the immense suffering of ordinary people, the persistent loadshedding is also........

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