Loadshedding across Pakistan dropped sharply overnight after a sudden increase in water level at major dams boosted hydropower generation. This cut the national electricity shortfall by more than 91 percent and pushed the deficit below 400 megawatts, the lowest level recorded in weeks according to the Power Division spokesperson.
The dramatic improvement came after authorities increased water discharge to around 30,000 cusecs, compared to only 8,000 cusecs released earlier. The higher water flow substantially lifted hydropower output and added nearly 2,300 megawatts of electricity to the national grid within hours.
Hydropower generation, which previously stood near 1,800MW, climbed to approximately 4,100MW following the increase in reservoir water levels.
This not only reduced the supply gap but also improved grid stability, allowing smoother transmission of power from southern regions toward central load centers where demand pressure had been high.
The spokesperson said the sudden rise in hydropower production played a key role in easing load management across the country and reduced outage durations from nearly six hours to 2-3 hours in many areas overnight.
The rising water demand from the agricultural sector could further support hydropower generation if dam releases remain elevated.
Also, the expected availability of additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies alongside increased hydropower output will provide relief from load shedding pressures and stabilize the electricity supply in the coming days, the spokesperson added.
Why didn’t they do this earlier?
Bcz is fake. They purposefully placed reliance on oil so they could charge huge bills
Right
It’s only done in Islamabad, not in whole country, The people are facing a 12 hours to 18 hours loadsheding.
Sham.
For past 40 years , we heard claims by politicians who claimed they will create more dams . No such dam was ever built.
We faced 14 hours of blackouts but when we started using solar. Suddenly everyone forgot billions we donated for dams that never existed
Now same govt hates us for using solar. Which reduced our bills to nearly 0
What happened to those ipps that were built like farms to generate electricity for next 30 years , pakistan is suffering from capacity payments of these private ipps , and they dont even generate anything, this war has given very nice excuse for that.
On the other hand, india is suspended the indus water treaty with pakisan, they building resources to steal Pakistani waterz, when its done, these current pakistani dams will be relying on Indian intentions,
Pakistani gov has become a total failure in securing its Right,
Electricity produced by solar panels and used has significantly reduced demand on national grid. Unfortunately, our government is discouraging it by increased fixed meter charges. Also, purchase / sale rates for new users are unfair. Same fate for exiting users once their existing contracts expire
Sub Maya hai
Must be Jinns holding the Dams and now they arent, Loadshedding dropped within a day or two