The Power Division added that these power plants were closed because of faulty wiring or their belts were broken. The 18 power plants include Port Qasim, Guddu, Muzaffargarh, Kot Addu Power Company and Jamshoro. The seven power plants shut down because of the lack of fuel include Nandipur and Sahiwal, which generate electricity using cheap coal. It had held the shut power plants responsible for the problem. NEPRA has summoned the heads of power plants closed because of fuel shortage or technical glitches at its headquarters on Friday (today).

Source: The Express Tribune April 15, 2022 11:41 UTC