‘Supply stable despite cut from national grid’

KE maximises generation capacity to bridge demand-supply gap

KARACHI:

Power supply to major parts of Karachi remained stable despite reduced supply of electricity from the National Grid, KE spokesperson has said.

Amid a growing shortfall of electricity due to insufficient availability of fuel, the National Grid authorities directed KE to curtail power supply by 300MW. KE maximised its available generation capacity to bridge the demand-supply gap, but the utility had to undertake load management in some areas. As prudent practice, KE immediately issued an SMS to alert all registered consumers who would be affected to apprise them of the situation.

The spokesperson further said, "Ahead of the summer season, we had already undertaken an extensive analysis using historical trends of Karachi's electricity consumption and prepared appropriate contingency plans. This enabled us to limit the load management to less than 40 per cent of our network, though we regret the inconvenience caused to our valuable customers associated with these areas. We continue to monitor the situation and will apprise our consumers as we receive more information."

The utility also requested consumers to play their part in reducing demand through conservative use of electricity especially during the hours leading up to Sehri timings.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 22^nd, 2022.