Due to major power breakdown, power supply has suspended in various parts of the country.
According to sources at the National Power Control, the system is currently completely shut down due to a fault in the main lines.a
Sources say that efforts are being made to find out the cause of the power breakdown. And restoration may take several hours.
According to the Ministry of Energy, the rehabilitation of grid stations from Warsak has been started.
Power Division says that the grid restored in limited areas of Islamabad and Peshawar Supply Companies.
Islamabad
According to Islamabad Electric Supply Company spokesperson, power supply to 117 grid stations suspended.
He says that no clear reason has yet given by the Region Control Center.
The ISCO spokesperson says that the ISCO administration is in constant contact with the relevant authorities.
In this regard, ISCO CEO Dr. Muhammad Amjad while talking to Geo News said that the grid restoration process has started.
He said that the restoration of electricity across the country will be gradual so that there is no load on the system.
On the other hand, Secretary Power Division Rashid Mehmood informs Geo News that an inquiry ordered into the matter of power breakdown.
He said that according to preliminary estimates, the fault originated in the South Region.
Province of Sindh
Electricity supply has also suspended in different areas of Shahr-i-Quaid in Sindh province.
According to sources at Karachi Electric, 90 percent of the city is without power, with disruption in the national grid the likely cause of the breakdown.
The spokesperson of K-Electric says that according to reports, power supply to several cities affected due to the frequency reduction in the national grid at 7:34 am today.
He says that it also affected K Electric’s territory. Which affects the power supply to Karachi, but K Electric’s network is safe and functional. Our staff is assessing the situation and the restoration process is initiated.
The spokesperson K-Electric also thanked the customers for their cooperation.
A spokesperson for K-Electric says that along with the investigation into the cause of the outage, Thames is also active in restoring power.
On the other hand, a source said investigations are underway to find out the cause of the power breakdown, and full restoration may take up to 5 hours.
Water Board says that water pumping to Karachi is also affected due to power breakdown.
The Superintendent Engineer of Water board Iqbal Plaju says that due to the breakdown, the 72-inch diameter line No. 5 burst due to pressure.
He says that water supply from Pipri, Dhabiji and Gharo pumping station is completely stop.
He further states that we do not have any alternative arrangement of electricity. The supply will restored after the pipeline is repair..
Punjab Province
According to LESCO sources, all big and small cities including Lahore have lost electricity in Punjab province as well. Sources says, electricity is off in Faisalabad, TT Singh, Gojra, Sargodha, Shorkot, Pir Mahal and many other areas.
According to the initial information receives from the sources, electricity supply suspended due to simultaneous fault in the south and north main lines.
Orange Lion train service also stopped due to power breakdown in Lahore.
Balochistan Province
According to the officials of Quetta Electric Supply Company, electricity supply suspended in 22 districts including Quetta in Balochistan province.
Kesco officials say that both transmission lines of electricity coming from Guddu to Quetta tripped.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
Electricity supply suspended since 7:30 am in Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
According to the sources, electricity is off in Peshawar’s inner city, Sadar, Gul Bihar, Hashtangri, Hayatabad and suburbs.
Apart from this, electricity also cut in the areas of Dalzak Road, GT Road, Kohat Road and Charsadda Road.
According to Peshawar Electric Supply Company, efforts are being made to find out the reasons for the power outage