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Sehri in the dark: Parts of Karachi suffer blackouts again

For the past few weeks, the power infrastructure of Karachi has been under stress due to rising demand for power

Web Desk July 11, 2015

Karachi City stumbles once again into the darkness, major areas are facing blackouts. PHOTO: ONLINE

KARACHI: For the second time in a week, faults in the 220 Mega Watt (MW) extra high tension power line from Bin Qasim power station left swathes of Karachi without electricity early on Sunday.

The K-electric supply company said that due to 99 per cent humidity in Pipri, the 220MW Piri-ICI power line was tripping repeatedly, disrupting supply to 10 out of 64 grids.

In addition to power breakdown, power was also fluctuating which caused damage to appliances.

The breakdown affected large parts of the city including Gulshan-e-Maymar, Shah Faisal Colony, Gulistan-e-Johar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Korangi, Defence, Federal ‘B’ Area, Manzoor Colony, Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Clifton, PECHS, Shadman Town among others.

Outage in some localities is due to tripping of the 220 kV Pipri/ICI Transmission Line affecting 10 of the 64 Grids. pic.twitter.com/Ckxj3q2JJ3
— KE (@KElectricPk) July 11, 2015

K-Electric did not provide an estimated time for restoring power.

Earlier, this month large parts of Sindh and Balochistan into darkness, with reports that the cascading effect had also affected grids as far away as Peshawar.

For the past few weeks, the power infrastructure of Karachi has been under stress due to rising demand for power, forcing K-electric to operate at full load. The k-electric was already stretched due to the growing gap between consumption and supply

COMMENTS (4)

Iqbal Ahmed | 9 years ago | Reply @Good Governance Forum: The worst part is that Govt does not seem serious in tackling the issue. Both provicial and Federal governments have been passing the blame on each other which is indicative of their reluctance to resolve the problem. Where should we go and to whom should we raise our voice. Karachiites are going through a helpless and hopeless situation.

Good Governance Forum | 9 years ago | Reply It's a strange city where downpour and humidity can trip off the grid stations, transmission lines and power plants. Are we really living in the 21st century? Or we are living in the 21st century with the 19th century infrastructure?

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Faizan hussain | 9 years ago | Reply K Electric has failed to provide the required service to the people of Karachi and Hub the excuse given by them of 99 percent humidity is nonsense as there are countrys where there is 100 percent humidity through out the year. K Electric had not invested in the infrastructure as promised and the old system is as old as 60 years. I would like to highlight K Electric replacement of electric cables made of aluminium because they tend to break easily under stress as compared to the old copper wire which were used in Canada in 70's and 80's and they were discarded due to Fire Hazards and Safety Records these wires are very cheap as compared to copper ones and that's the only reason they replaced them. Not caring for the safety of people and property

Samrah and Haider | 9 years ago | Reply The hottest couple is Samrah and Haider

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