Power outage in parts of Sindh, Balochistan as national grid trips
Restoration efforts under way after tripping of 500KV transmission line between Dadu and Guddu-Shikarpur
January 25, 2019
KARACHI: Restoration efforts were under way Friday after most of Sindh and Balochistan faced power outages due to tripping of a 500KV transmission line between Dadu and Guddu-Shikarpur.
11 units of Guddu Thermal Power Plant tripped owing to dense fog, Geo News reported. Five of the 16 units of the power plant were already non-functional, and the remaining 11 units tripped leading to an immediate shortfall of 747MW of electricity.
Large parts of Karachi including Liaquatabad, Sea One Area, Mehmoodabad, Korangi, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Orangi Town, Soldier Bazaar, Old City, Saddar and Defense View faced power blackouts.
A spokesperson of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company said that supply from the power plant was restored at around 11am after the line tripped due to extreme foggy conditions.
K-Electric tweeted that partial supply from the national grid had resumed and strategic installations including Water Board, Civil Hospital and Airport were back online.
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