Power Minister Awais Leghari announced that the recent wave of electricity load-shedding has come to an end after a new shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) arrived in Pakistan.
In a televised address, he explained that the outages over the past month were caused by a temporary gas shortage linked to the evolving US-Iran situation, rather than any issues with the country’s power infrastructure or management.
He noted that electricity cuts peaked around April 13–14 at up to five hours, before rising to nearly seven hours on April 15–16. Conditions then improved significantly, with load-shedding dropping to almost zero for several days and later stabilizing at around 2 to 2.5 hours per day until April 29.
To bridge the gap, the government also turned to costly spot market gas purchases. Leghari confirmed that the first LNG cargo has now reached the country, helping stabilize supply.
Previously, Pakistan LNG Limited had secured LNG shipments priced between $17.997 and $18.88 per million British thermal units, scheduled for delivery from late April to early May.
The minister assured the public that no additional load-shedding is planned and expressed confidence that the power transmission system will be able to meet peak demand during the summer months.
