The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML -N) committed to the nation that there would be no loadshedding in 2018 except in areas where theft is high.
Power Division, in its presentation to federal cabinet, discussed on January 10, 2018 revealed that total system constraints on 10 power Distribution Companies (Discos) were about 11601, of which 1478 are related to Lesco, 1840 to Fesco, 3979 to Mepco, 1600 to Pesco, 1300 to Sepco, 630 to Gepco, 450 to Iesco, 174 to Hesco, 150 to Qesco and zero to Tesco.
According to the Power Division, total funding requirement of Lesco is Rs 4.319 billion of which Rs 3.226 billion is available with the company and Rs 1.093 billion is required. Peshawar Electric Power Company (Pesco) requires Rs 8.989 billion but does not have a single penny in its kitty to remove system constraints. The minister directed Pesco to arrange Rs 8.989 billion till April 30, 2018. Likewise, funding requirement of Sukkar Electric Supply Company (Sepco) stood at Rs 3.259 billion but the company's kitty is empty, hence the minister has set a target date to arrange this amount. Qesco requires Rs 2.881 billion of which it has Rs 2.575 billion in its account and requires Rs 306 million whereas Tesco needs Rs 2.150 billion.
The sources said 505 feeders in five Discos having losses above 50 per cent with 626,013 consumers require 19,686 kilometer LT line to be replaced with ABC cable with an investment of Rs 11.811 billion.
Total number of feeders in Lesco is 1709 of which 11 feeders have above 50 per cent losses with 26439 consumers. Length of LT line to be replaced with ABC cable is 291 kilometers for which Rs 175 million is required.
In Mepco, total number of feeders is 1295 of which 2 feeders have above 50 per cent losses consisting of 215 consumers whereas in Hesco 137 feeders out of 474 feeders have above 50 per cent losses with 5312 consumers. Total length of LT line to be replaced with ABC cable is 4187 kilometers with an investment of Rs 2.512 billion. In Sepco, total number of feeders is 472 of which 299 feeders have above 50 per cent losses with 456,699 consumers. In Qesco 56 feeders have above 50 per cent losses.
However, no figures of feeders with above 50 per cent losses were identified in Gepco, Fesco, Iesco, Tesco and Mepco as per data submitted to the cabinet in the presentation.
Power Division also informed the cabinet that in May, June and July 2017 peak demand was 24,481 MW, 25,810 and 24,128 MW respectively which is expected to be 23,209 MW, 25,227 MW and 25,236 MW during summer 2018. This shows that peak demand in June 2018 will be reduced to 25,227 MW from 25, 717 MW in June 2017. Interestingly, the Power Division never accepted that peak demand was 25,717 MW at the time.
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MONTH -WISE DEMAND 2017 VS FORECAST 2018 AT CDPs (132 kV)
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2017 Forecast 2018
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Month Avg. Demand Peak Demand Avg Demand* Peak Demand**
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Jan 12,038 15,058 14,575 16,145
Feb 12,256 14,499 14,405 15,893
Mar 13,456 17,914 15,523 18,416
Apr 16,642 19,895 19,193 21,190
May 19,593 24,481 21,638 23,209
Jun 20,117 25,717 23,233 25,227
Jul 21,311 24,128 23,726 25,236
Aug 21,594 25,810 23,434 25,236
Sep 19,158 22,001 22,633 24,970
Oct 16,777 20,592 20,229 23,376
Nov 12,825 16,410 15,005 17,532
Dec 12,881 16,081 14,618 17,532
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*Received from DISCOs ** PMS study
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