Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) spokesman Syed Sultan Hassan on Wednesday said that KESC had started work on 220MW power plant project in Korangi, which would be completed next year. Talking to PTV, he said it was expected that it would produce 50MW electricity in August.
Besides this, KESC had planned to establish Lower Power plants for the production of electricity, he added. He said the KESC was making efforts to fill the gap between demand and supply of electricity of the city.
Sultan Hassan said KESC provided 50 percent of the total electricity used in Karachi and rest of 50 percent was obtained from other sources like IPP and Wapda. A broad outline had given to the people from the day one when load shedding was started after April 2, he added.
He said the major reason for shortage of electricity was phenomenal growth of economy, increased use of air-conditioners and electric appliances, demand of tube wells and aggressive village electrification.