Energy
Pakistan Faces Extensive Blackouts as Gas Shortfall Worsens
A family eats dinner at home by the light of a mobile phone during a power cut in Islamabad, on April 15.
Photographer: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images
Pakistan is expecting a streak of power outages as the war in the Middle East chokes its supplies of liquefied natural gas, just as it prepares to host the next round of peace talks between Iran and the US.
The country’s power shortfall touched 4,500 megawatts on Wednesday evening, a time when demand typically peaks, according to the power ministry. That’s about a quarter of total demand.