Karachi power outage gets worse

KARACHI: Power outage gets worse in the metropolis as Jamshoro transmission line of 500KV tripped on Sunday morning, suspending the power supply to the remaining areas that remained unaffected by the major break down occurred on Saturday.

The sudden blackout took place at around 8:00pm, causing inconveniences for the citizens.

Eid shopping was badly hit by the electricity collapse. Worshippers offering Tarawih prayers in mosques also faced problems. Areas from Saddar to Gulshan-e-Hadeed plunged into darkness after three main transmission lines of electricity - two 220 KV and one 132 KV lines - tripped due to unknown reasons.

Reports indicated that the power breakdown hit Saddar, Garden, Lyari, Malir, Gulshan-e-Hadeed, various parts of District East, West, and Central.

The areas that remained unaffected also experienced power suspension when Jamshoro transmission line of 500 KV tripped on Sunday morning.

Earlier, KESC spokesman said the cause of the power breakdown was not identified but the restoration of the system was under way.

He maintained that 20 out of 64 grid stations of the city were shutdown due to the tripping of the main lines but expressed hope that electricity would be restored within an hour.

He believed an attempt to steal electricity wire of high-tension line or any dust or thunderstorm in a far-flung area may have caused the incident.

In a statement issued late on Saturday night, the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation said that KESC's technical teams have been dispatched to fix the grids.

It was stated that the KESC CEO had personally visited the control room and ordered the restoration work.