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Energy & Climate April 17, 2026 402 stories in this edition

Govt admits up to seven hours of power outages

Dawn / Pakistan / 1m ago / none@none.com (Khaleeq Kiani)
Govt admits up to seven hours of power outages

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• Duration nearly three times more than what was announced earlier• Minister cites LNG import disruption, Middle East crisis as key factors• Shortfall estimated at 3,400MW• Demand spikes from 9,000MW to 20,000MW in days• Nuclear plant maintenance postponed to boost supply ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Awais Leghari on Thursday confirmed six to seven hours of load management — almost three times higher than the government...

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• Duration nearly three times more than what was announced earlier• Minister cites LNG import disruption, Middle East crisis as key factors• Shortfall estimated at 3,400MW• Demand spikes from 9,000MW to 20,000MW in days•...

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