KE’s transmission line of grid station tripped again  

KARACHI: Major breakdown of electricity in Karachi city was witnessed on Monday morning, when the K-Electric 500 KV transmission lines of national grid tripped, the sources said.

After complete power-breakdown of more than three hours in the metropolis, the supply was, however, restored in certain areas of the metropolis, the KE official said.

“Partial supply from national grid has resumed and restoration of power supply to affected areas is progressing swiftly. Supply to parts of Korangi, Garden, Jacob Line, Shah Faisal Colony, Gulshan, Defence, Gizri and Landhi has started,” K Electric said.

“This has had a rollover effect on Karachi’s electric supply due to which various parts of the city are experiencing an outage,” the power utility said.

Areas affected by the power breakdown include Clifton, Gulistan-e-Johar, North Nazimabad, Jahangir Road, FB Area, Malir, PECHS, Garden, Buffer Zone, Nazimabad and Gulshan-e-Hadeed among others.

Schoolchildren and those headed to work faced difficulties owing to the outage.

Last month, Karachi was hit by five major power breakdowns in the span of 25 days.

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) had taken notice of the power outages in the metropolis. A press release issued by NEPRA had stated that K-Electric was not investing to improve its transmission and distribution network.

 

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