Energy Saving Measure in Pakistan Goes Wrong, Leaving Millions Without Power

Energy Saving Measure in Pakistan Goes Wrong, Leaving Millions Without Power
A man sits outside his shop during a countrywide power breakdown in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 23, 2023. Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
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Large swaths of Pakistan were left without electricity on Monday, as efforts were still ongoing to restore power in the debt-laden country.

The incident was the second in three months in the country of 220 million people, with the energy minister giving as cause this time a power-saving measure that went wrong.

Efthymis Oraiopoulos
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