ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar said that at 24,284 megawatts the highest demand and supply of electricity in the history of Pakistan had been achieved on Wednesday.

`It reflects not only higher demand and generation but also increased transmission capacity. In contrast, highest generation and transmission achieved before the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government was in July 2018 at 20,811MW,` the minister tweeted.

He said the new record had been set despite the fact that Pakistan`s biggest dam, Tarbela, was working at just 25 per cent of its capacity this year during peak season.-APP