According to a report on a private television network, hospital surgeons in Lahore, Pakistan have been carrying out medical operations using the light from cellphone screens at times, due to persistent power failures in the national electricity supply. The report, carried in the Islamic Republic News Agency said that electricity shortages have affected almost every sector of life in the country. Reports say that Karachi is the other worst hit place with thousands of its industrial units working in one shift and low outputs affecting export targets. The report did not identify which of the city's hospitals are using this form of emergency lighting.
The Lahore Electric Supply Company's (LESCO) power distribution system has been suffering repeated outages over the past few weeks as the network cannot meet demand.
Last week, the government announced that it needs to spend US$25 billion over the next 10 years to secure a reliable electricity supply - the majority of which is expected to come from hydro-power."
Posted to the site on 16th May 2006
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