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1. Demand-Supply Gap
There is ever increasing gap in demand supply. There has been rapid growth in population and also
industrial development, but there hardly has been any development in power sector considering the
demand. Hence, the supply has decreased over time and lack of master planning has led to current
power shortage.
Example: Pakistan is facing a power shortage of
5. Theft
Power theft is perhaps the biggest problem. It includes domestic, commercial & industrial customers
Example: Kunda System in rural areas, industrial/commercial theft
6. Transmission losses
Old transmission lines are less efficient and above all, far near utilization installations are also big
problem. Line losses add to the woes of power shortage.
Example: Distant installations lead to losses