Power shortfall deepened further to over 2000MW which disrupted water supplies in urban as well as rural areas. According to the sources due to hot weather demand of electricity has risen. Power generation through hydel remained 6121MW, followed by 1726MW of thermal, 4948MW of IPPs and 62MW of RPPs.
Meanwhile, total power generation stood at 12857MW against a demand of 15072MW, widening the gap to 2215MW. Supply to the KESC recorded at 770MW during the last 24 hours.