Power outages have been reported in southern Pakistan, including Karachi, with the Ministry of Energy blaming the outage on an “accidental fault” in the transmission system.
“Multiple power plants in south are tripping due to an accidental fault in the country’s southern transmission system, disrupting the supply of electricity to the country’s southern part,” the energy ministry said in a tweet.
مُلک کے جنوبی ٹرانسمیشن سسٹم میں حادثاتی خرابی کے باعث متعدد جنوبی پاور پلانٹس مرحلہ وار ٹرِپ ہو رہے ہیں جس سے مُلک کے جنوبی حصے میں بجلی کی ترسیل میں رکاوٹ آ رہی ہے۔وزارتِ توانائی پوری تندہی سے خرابی کی وجہ کی تفتیش کر رہی ہے اور جلد از جلد بجلی کے نظام کو مکمل بحال کر لیاجائگا
— Ministry of Energy-Power Division, Government of P (@MoWP15) October 13, 2022
However, the ministry stated that it was working to locate the fault and that power supply would be restored as soon as possible. Meanwhile, sources told that the transmission line disruption has caused a 5,000-megawatt shortfall in the national grid.
Earlier, in a Tweet, K-Electric spokesperson Imran Rana stated that the utility had received reports of multiple outages from various parts of Karachi. “We are investigating the issue and will keep you updated,” he said.
Later, he confirmed that the power outage was caused by a fault in the southern transmission system. He went on to say that work had begun to restore the supply, and that the entire process would take about five hours.
تاہم بحالی کا عمل شروع کیا جا چکا ہے – مکمل بحالی میں اندازاً 5 گھنٹے لگ سکتے ہیں۔ (2/2)
— Imran Rana, Spokesperson, K-Electric (@imranrana21) October 13, 2022
Gulshan-e-Maymar, FB Area, Liaquatabad, SITE, Superhighway, North Karachi, North Nazimabad, Surjani Town, Gulshan, Shah Faisal, and Malir all experienced power outages.
Other areas like; Orangi Town, Baldia, Saddar, Safora Chowrangi, Scheme 33, and surrounding areas were also affected.
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