Abstract
The problem of power shortfalls in Pakistan has had a severe impact on industrial and agricultural growth in the country. Furthermore, they affect how people there go about their daily lives. This paper presents a novel experimental load shedding strategy for solving the existing power grid issues. The proposed method works using the existing programmable logic control (PLC) system and applies an intelligent approach experimentally by adding few devices. As a case study, the proposed load shedding scheme has been applied and tested to the Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO). The proposed method outperformed the existing load shedding scheme in terms of minimizing the load shedding time with the least economic impact. The proposed system also has a cost-effective design based on the existing grid infrastructure with minimal system upgrade requirements.