Street lights line a road in Clifton, Karachi. PHOTO:REUTERS
Residents across the city started complaining of no electricity around 12pm. K-Electric said issues with the national grid transmission line had affected supply and restoration efforts were underway.
In a tweet, the utility said the sudden disruption of power was having a rollover effect on local circuits serving Karachi. K-Electric later tweeted that national grid supply to the city had been restored and power had returned across various parts of Karachi.
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— KE (@KElectricPk) October 20, 2018
Power Supply Update
Supply to city is affected following tripping in transmission line of National Grid. The sudden disruption in supply has had a rollover effect on local circuits serving Karachi.
https://twitter.com/KElectricPk/status/1053578426198704128
Areas affected included Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Clifton, Saddar, Lyari, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Johar, Nazimabad, North Karachi, Malir, Landhi and Korangi.
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