Electricity supply improves as plants move to local gas: PD

The Power Division (PD) said on Wednesday that electricity generation had further improved due to the supply of local gas to some power plants. In a press release issued today, the PD said that on Tuesday night during peak hours, total hydropower generation remained at 6,000 megawatts, adding that the country’s total hydropower capacity was 11,500 megawatts. The spokesperson further said that hydropower and additional availability of local gas, increased generation, and stability in the national grid from the southern region had made it easier to bring an additional 100 megawatts to the centre. “A total of 500 megawatts was transmitted from the southern part of the country,” as per the spokesperson.