PESHAWAR, May 9: Under its load management plan, the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has decided to shed load three times a day in each locality. The loadshedding is supposed to last between half an hour and one hour, according to a press release issued here on Wednesday. The duration of loadshedding will vary from area to area, depending on the recovery of dues and the quantum of line losses there.

To learn about the load management schedule for their specific feeders, consumers should consult officials manning the grid stations concerned. The names of feeders are mentioned on the bills.

Information about the load management schedule can be obtained from the crisis management cell by dialling 091-921-2010 or 091-921-2037. The in-charge of the regional control centre can be contacted on cellphone number 0333-962-9683 and landl-line number 091-204-0504, the press release added.

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