Industrial power consumption increases by 17% in January: Hammad Azhar

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MG News | February 23, 2021 at 04:40 PM GMT+05:00

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Feb 23, 2021: Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Hammad Azhar on Tuesday said total industrial power consumption in the country increased by 17 percent in January 2021compared to the same period of last year.

In a Tweet, he said by abolishing the peak hours concept for industry, the consumption also increased by 28 percent during these hours.

"Total industrial power consumption increased by almost 17% in Jan this year compared to the same time last year.

By abolishing the concept of Peak Hours for Industry, power consumption increased by 28% during these hours", he tweeted.

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