{
  "id": 4212857,
  "title": "Govt apologises for ‘temporary’ night-time loadshedding due to unavailability of RLNG",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/govt-apologises-for-temporary-night-time-loadshedding-due-to-4212857",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T14:38:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2025978/govt-apologises-for-temporary-night-time-loadshedding-due-to-unavailability-of-rlng"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The government of Pakistan apologized to consumers on Saturday for temporary night-time electricity loadshedding caused by a lack of regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG). The Power Division spokesperson explained that this measure lasted from 1.5 to three hours during peak hours due to a 3,600MW shortage resulting from delayed RLNG shipments after a cargo missed its arrival time. The power crisis was further exacerbated by a 195MW drop in generation from the Mangla Dam. To meet the electricity demand across the country, furnace oil-based power plants were activated during peak hours. The government emphasized that consumers should reduce their electricity usage during nighttime peak hours to minimize load management. No load management occurs during the day, but in areas where load management is necessary due to losses, electricity is supplied as per schedule. The apology for this temporary load management came after previous apologies in April for loadshedding surpassing the promised 2.25 hours due to inadequate water availability for power generation. The ongoing US-Iran conflict has disrupted RLNG shipments from Qatar through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing the government to purchase five expensive cargoes from the spot market in July. This led to a record 242 per cent increase in the cost of RLNG-based power generation to Rs47.4 per unit in July, compared to less than Rs14 in April. Due to the LNG factor, power companies requested a Rs2.52 per unit increase in fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for consumers in September bills, even though 73pc of the generation in July came from cheaper domestic, mostly free sources. LNG supplies approximately 11pc of the total grid supply.",
  "summary": "The government on Saturday apologised to consumers for electricity loadshedding during the night, attributing it to the unavailability of regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG), and assured them that load management would be reduced “as soon as” the delayed RLNG cargoes arrived. In a statement, the Power Division spokesperson said temporary load management of 1.5 to three hours had been carried…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Govt apologises for ‘temporary’ night-time loadshedding due to unavailability of RLNG",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/govt-apologises-for-temporary-night-time-loadshedding-due-to",
        "published": "2026-08-29T14:38:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Govt apologises for temporary night-time loadshedding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/govt-apologises-for-temporary-night-time-loadshedding",
        "published": "2026-08-29T16:05:30.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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