Load shedding rising as mercury goes up

Extreme summer heat has pushed up the consumption of electricity forcing the authorities to go for frequent load shedding in the capital and elsewhere in the country. Official figures showed a rise in the power outages this month. Officials concerned attributed the disruptions to poor transmission and distribution system rather than the shortage in power generation. Power Development Board recorded 113 MW of load shedding on April 17 across the country, it increased to 375 MW on April 19 and came down to 269 on April 20. No load shedding was reported on April 18 as the demand of electricity was low at the weekend, according to a news agency.