Load-shedding in Pakistan
Electricity shortfall at peak, megawatts, as reported.
+400 since 29 Aug 2026
:Shortfall, 6 Oct 2026
Unofficial NTDC sources, not named (“more than 4,000”), reported by ProPakistani
On the recordUnofficial, source not named
Source: Press reports, each one named. No official feed is published; the desk adds each shortfall figure as it is reported, marked on the record or unofficial. See every report
No official body publishes national load-shedding figures regularly, so these are the shortfall figures reported in the press, each linked to its report. A figure is on the record when a named official or the Power Division gave it; the rest come from officials who were not named, and are marked unofficial (hollow columns). Where reports of the same day differ, the figure given on the record is used. Many unnamed-source reports say only "more than 4,000 MW", a floor rather than a count. Read them as a guide to the size of the gap, not an exact count.
Every reading
| Date | Shortfall | Demand | Generation | Who gave it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | 4,000 | – | – | Unofficial NTDC sources, not named (“more than 4,000”) | ProPakistani |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 3,600 | – | – | On the record Power Division spokesperson, on power lost to a missed LNG cargo | Dawn |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 4,000 | – | – | Unofficial NTDC sources, not named (“more than 4,000”) | ARY News |
| 21 Apr 2026 | 4,820 | 22,000 | 17,180 | Unofficial Officials, not named | Express |
| 16 Apr 2026 | 4,000 | – | – | On the record Power Minister Awais Leghari | Dawn |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 6,500 | 22,000 | 15,400 | Unofficial Officials, not named | Aaj News |
| 14 Apr 2026 | 4,500 | 18,000 | – | On the record Power Division spokesperson | Dawn |
| 13 Jan 2026 | 4,000 | – | – | Unofficial Officials and power companies, not named (“nearly 4,000”) | Dawn |