Power supply restored in parts of Karachi after major outage: KE

KARACHI: Power supply was restored in various parts of the metropolis on Saturday after the national grid's transmission line tripped leading to a major power breakdown.

"Supply resumes in various parts of the city whereas restoration work in other areas is under way. Supply to the city from the National Grid has also been restored," K-Electric said on social media.

"Power in the city was affected following sudden tripping in transmission line of National Grid that created a rollover effect. K-Electric's plants landed safely in "Island Mode" which has enabled swift progress in restoration," it added.

Earlier today, K-Electric while announcing that the transmission line had tripped had said, "We regret inconvenience caused to customers and request their cooperation during this time."

The supply of power to grid stations located in North Karachi, Nazimabad, North Nazimabad and Surjani Town had been affected.

Large parts of the city, including Defence, Bufffer Zone, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Johar, North Nazimabad, New Karachi and Surjani Town, had been rendered without electricity.

Nusrat Bhutto Colony, PIB Colony, Quaidabad and Yousuf Goth had also been affected by the outage.

Earlier this month, three major power outages plunged Karachi into darkness. 

Following the outages, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) took serious notice and directed K-Electric to submit a detailed report regarding the power breakdowns along with preventive and corrective steps taken by it.

According to a press release issued by NEPRA, K-Electric is not investing to improve its transmission and distribution network as occurrences of tripping are frequent.