Published: fabuary 28, 2009 Federal Minister for Information Sherry Rehman said load-shedding is being carried out in the country because of insufficient level of water resources. Addressing a press conference, she said the water resources are at lowest level in the history at 36 percent. She informed that at present the country is facing a shortfall of 4,500 MW. Sunday, March 1, 2009
Sherry Rehman blames water resources for load-shedding
Published: fabuary 28, 2009 Federal Minister for Information Sherry Rehman said load-shedding is being carried out in the country because of insufficient level of water resources. Addressing a press conference, she said the water resources are at lowest level in the history at 36 percent. She informed that at present the country is facing a shortfall of 4,500 MW. 
Raja Pervez Ashraf is an idiot and that was established long ago.
Raja Pervez Ashraf is an idiot and that was established long ago. But the new revelation that he is a thorough idiot is quite embarrassing as this man is also an incharge of one of the most important ministry in Pakistan which is being run on the ad hoc basis with all the stupidity in the world.
Who exactly Raja Pervez Ashraf is to write off a project on which over ten billion rupees have been spent from the national exchequer in the form of feasibility reports, technical surveys, analysis and the consultant fees? That, and for his information his “brilliant” drive to curtail the use of electricity has failed royally. The simple reason is that it was carried out with planning and without taking any stakeholder in the confidence and without any mobility at the grass root level.
Long long ago, Raja Pervez Ashraf grabbed the house in Islamabad from the landlord and then became the owner himself. Now in the same fashion he should try to grab some mega watts to add up in the national grid. I still remember his big mouth in the TV talk shows during the previous regime, and how he used to quarrel with the then ministers over the issues.
When I hear him making tall claims in goat-voice, I really wonder about the vicissitudes of the time.
Who exactly Raja Pervez Ashraf is to write off a project on which over ten billion rupees have been spent from the national exchequer in the form of feasibility reports, technical surveys, analysis and the consultant fees? That, and for his information his “brilliant” drive to curtail the use of electricity has failed royally. The simple reason is that it was carried out with planning and without taking any stakeholder in the confidence and without any mobility at the grass root level.
Long long ago, Raja Pervez Ashraf grabbed the house in Islamabad from the landlord and then became the owner himself. Now in the same fashion he should try to grab some mega watts to add up in the national grid. I still remember his big mouth in the TV talk shows during the previous regime, and how he used to quarrel with the then ministers over the issues.
When I hear him making tall claims in goat-voice, I really wonder about the vicissitudes of the time.
Pakistan
Despite of the vocal announcement by Chairman Wapda Tariq Hamid of two-hour load shedding throughout the country, un-announced power outages are on the rise. The life has become hell and the tempers of people are also rising like hell. Breathing has become a burden and simple routines like eating, bathing and praying have become so hard, its even hard to exaplain. Men are suffering in anguish, ladies are cursing, childern are weeping, toddlers are screaming, patients are dying, students are dreading their failure, shop-keepers are biting their nails, customers are rushing, but the top brass is enjoying in air-conditioned vehicles and rooms.
New buzzword by the authorities “Load Management” may sound sweet to World Bank, IMF or power companies, its like a stinging curse to the people of this developing country. Some wise brain has come up with the idea of shutting down the markets at 8, but who guarantees that then the power wont go after the two hour load shedding? Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and all the other big, small, very small cities, towns and villages are englufed by this dark and hot monster of load shedding.
But, please for a while, take a little pause in cursing WAPDA and think for a moment, are we playing our part in saving the energy. Dont say to me that, start from the top echelons, they wont listen. Whatever has to be done is to be done by us. So are we doing enough to conserve power? In the summer, the application of fans, air-conditioners, air-coolers go on peak and so is the usage of electricity, but atleast we could show some restrain in using ACs, and use them when its absolutely necessary, and please dont forget to switch off that light in bathroom when its empty and that fan in the drawing room, when the guests are gone.
New buzzword by the authorities “Load Management” may sound sweet to World Bank, IMF or power companies, its like a stinging curse to the people of this developing country. Some wise brain has come up with the idea of shutting down the markets at 8, but who guarantees that then the power wont go after the two hour load shedding? Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and all the other big, small, very small cities, towns and villages are englufed by this dark and hot monster of load shedding.
But, please for a while, take a little pause in cursing WAPDA and think for a moment, are we playing our part in saving the energy. Dont say to me that, start from the top echelons, they wont listen. Whatever has to be done is to be done by us. So are we doing enough to conserve power? In the summer, the application of fans, air-conditioners, air-coolers go on peak and so is the usage of electricity, but atleast we could show some restrain in using ACs, and use them when its absolutely necessary, and please dont forget to switch off that light in bathroom when its empty and that fan in the drawing room, when the guests are gone.
A rolling blackout, also referred to as load shedding,
A rolling blackout, also referred to as load shedding, is an intentionally-engineered electrical power outage. Rolling blackouts are a last resort measure used by an electricity utility company in order to avoid a total blackout of the power system. They are usually in response to a situation where the demand for electricity exceeds the power supply capability of the network. Rolling blackouts may be localised to a specific part of the electricity network or may be more widespread and affect entire countries and continents. Rolling blackouts generally result from two causes: insufficient generation capacity or inadequate transmission infrastructure to deliver sufficient power to the area where it is needed.
In many African and South Asian countries (e.g. India, Nepal, Pakistan, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Zimbabwe) rolling blackouts are a staple of daily life. These blackouts are scheduled at fixed times of the day and week, allowing people to work around the known interruption times.
In many African and South Asian countries (e.g. India, Nepal, Pakistan, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Zimbabwe) rolling blackouts are a staple of daily life. These blackouts are scheduled at fixed times of the day and week, allowing people to work around the known interruption times.
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