K-Electric may have to carry out load management as 'extreme' measure during peak hours at night

Power utility for Karachi, K-Electric, said on Friday that it may need to undertake load management as an “extreme, last-resort measure” during evening and night peak hours due to a shortage of re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG), caused by disruptions to global supply and delayed cargoes. “Due to a nationwide RLNG constraint stemming from international supply disruptions and delayed cargoes — affecting generation across the country including KE’s territory — KE may need to undertake load management as an extreme, last-resort measure during evening/ night peak hours, if necessitated.…