US EditionProtests Erupt Against Power Outages in KP Amid Heat Wave
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Protesters block Duduza roads with rocks and tyres over power cuts
By Doreen Mokgolo Duduza residents block roads with burning tyres, demanding that Eskom scrap five-hour daily electricity cuts. Residents feel unfairly punished after paying R500 per household for reconnection following a six-month blackout. Angry residents of Duduza in Ekurhuleni took to the streets demanding that Eskom scrap their daily load reduction. They blocked main roads with rocks and burning tyres, stopping people from entering the ar…
KP Loses Rs. 583 Million Per Day Due to Electricity Theft and Technical Inefficiencies, Report
A recent report by PESCO has shed light on a deepening crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s power sector, revealing that the province lost a staggering Rs193.4 billion over an 11-month period due to electricity theft and technical inefficiencies. On average, this translates to an alarming daily loss of Rs583 million. The district of Bannu emerged as the worst affected, with an eye-watering 73.86% loss rate, amounting to Rs11.74 billion. Surprisingly,…
Unannounced Load Shedding Continues in Bani Gala, Residents Distressed
Islamabad: Prolonged and unannounced power outages have intensified in Bani Gala, one of the capital’s upscale neighborhoods, causing severe distress to local residents. For several days, electricity supply has been frequently disrupted under the pretext of maintenance work, with hours-long blackouts becoming a regular occurrence. According to residents, power cuts during nighttime hours have become […] The post Unannounced Load Shedding Continu…
In the afternoon hours of this Saturday, families from the Chacayal sector have mobilized by cutting the route and setting up barricades, after a week without electricity in Los Angeles, which has caused havoc in the area due to the zero response and solution. Shortly before 2:00 pm, neighbors of San Luis and Chacayal (North and South) already completed seven days since they suffered the power cut off. This, after the frontal system that struck …
Residents of the Casa Digna neighborhood protested the power outages reported in recent days, demanding that the Federal Electricity Commission heed the citizens' call. Summer is just beginning, and according to Conagua, temperatures have already reached 50 degrees Celsius. Angelina Patiño, president of the Casa Digna neighborhood committee,… Source
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