Recently, the Pakistani government stated that since April this year, the energy crisis has caused the closure of some textile factories in Punjab Province, a large number of workers losing their jobs, and the textile industry’s export losses have reached 1 billion US dollars. The textile industry is an important pillar of Pakistan’s economy, with Punjab Province’s textile industry accounting for more than 70% of the country’s total. Since 2011, Punjab’s textile industry capacity has declined by 40% due to insufficient power supply.
This year, Punjab Province experienced eight hours of power outages every day. Before 2011, there were almost no power outages in the province’s textile industry. In 2011, the power was cut off for 4 hours a day, and in 2012 and 2013, the power was cut off for 6 hours a day. Although the industry has repeatedly called on the government to help solve the industry’s difficulties, and the government has responded positively, the problem of insufficient power supply has not been alleviated.