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Power cuts have always been a part of everyday life in Pakistan. The problem of power cuts has progressively
become unmanageable. Despite serious challenges and threats posed by the current shortfall in the supply of
energy, there are only a limited number of studies addressing the economic ramifications of Pakistan’s energy
crisis, while literature on the psychosocial fallouts of the same is almost non-existent. The present study
explored the impact of erratic supply of electricity and gas on the subjective wellbeing of a low income group,
and explained the coping strategies these citizens employed to sustain their livelihood. Twenty laborers from
Liaquat-abad, a small town in Lahore, Pakistan were interviewed using semi-structured interview guide. Data
was analyzed using content analysis. The findings of the study showed that unscheduled and excessive load
shedding of electricity and gas inflicted exorbitant costs at macro and micro level. Along with dire economic
consequences, power shutdowns adversely impacted workers’ quality of life. It was also found that to deal with
everyday hassles and stressors caused by the energy outages the laborers employed both positive and negative
coping strategies. Adoption of negative coping behaviors was deleterious to their overall wellbeing. The most
striking finding of the research, however, was that despite the hardships imposed upon them, these laborers
exhibited impressive level of resilience. The findings of the study intend to illustrate gravity of the situation to
the concerned authorities and consequently impress upon them the need to boost efforts being made to reduce
the present demand-supply gap.
Noor-ul Ann, Shabbir Rana, Waqar Husain. (2015) Impact of Energy Crisis on Subjective Wellbeing: Case Study of a Pakistani Town, Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Volume 13, Issue 2.
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