The Power Division has instructed Discos in the capital that there will no load-shedding in all Islamabad areas under smart lockdown, it said in a press release.

"The capacity of the transmission system has been increased to almost 26,000 megawatt. At present an average load of more than 22,000MW is being sustained successfully. All Discos have been instructed that no load shedding would be allowed in all areas under corona-related smart lockdowns even if a feeder or feeders in that area are high loss feeders."

It said that the step was being taken to "ensure relief to the public" and added that "control rooms [...] are closely monitoring and ensuring the immediate redressal of complaints".