Massive power outage leaves several areas of Karachi in the dark
On Thursday morning, Karachi faced yet another black-out; the third of its kind within a week.
On Thursday morning, Karachi faced yet another black-out; the third of its kind within a week. According to reports, power supply was suspended from 5 am to 6 am, but most places spend a solid 3-4 hours in the dark.
The areas most affected were Defence View, DHA, Model Colony, Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Mehmoodabad.
K-Electric (KE) chose to provide an explanation on Twitter stating that the supply from National Grid to the city was off and they were working on restoration.
Karachi is experiencing disruption in power supply due to tripping in the EHT Network.
Supply from National Grid to the city is off.
Restoration work is underway.
We will keep you posted on further updates.— KE (@KElectricPk) October 4, 2018
Throughout the week, Karachi has faced almost daily electricity outages and the citizens took to social media to express their frustration over it.
It has been more than 13 hours and no electricity in lyari. @KElectricPk i need a complete explanation about this.
— amiruldinqureshi (@qureshiamirdin) August 5, 2018
A third incident of the power outage has been reported in #Karachi in a week which has been caused by tripping in the Extra High Tension. #PTI govt has failed to address the problems affecting the power sector. #NayaPakistan but same old @KElectricPk! @gabeeno pic.twitter.com/kIzc6xkcKT
— Vishal Sehgal (@VishalSehgal4U) October 4, 2018
Now electricity since 5 am and this is happening on daily basis.
Dear President @ArifAlvi, @AliHZaidiPTI please look into the matter of @KElectricPk for their severe power outage in Karachi— αรα∂ (@Wanderer_a7) September 25, 2018
This anger wasn’t well-received, and soon enough KE stopped replying to the public’s queries only increasing people’s exasperation.
No electricity in #Karachi for the last 12 hours. Frequent power outages becoming now a permanent feature & pattern in Karachi . #KSE not attending calls. #Pakistan
— Iftikhar Ud Din (@IftikharD) October 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/hashamkhalid786/status/1047726563368882176
118 no longer takes calls. We pay bills and KE doesn’t even offer a customer service helpline? Just a recording on loop? Shutting power every night when it’s time for people to sleep … every single day? Burn in hell!
— Salar Farooki (@Salar1) October 4, 2018
However, KE has been actively updating on the situation on Twitter and trying its best to be as accommodating as possible. The timeline followed by their reports was:
7:31 am – Karachi is experiencing disruption in power supply due to tripping in the EHT Network. Supply from National Grid to the city is off.
Restoration work is underway.
We will keep you posted on further updates.
8:43 am – Restoration process is underway in different parts of the city as supply from National grid is partially restored. Parts of Gulshan, Fed-B area, Liaquatabad and Korangi have been energised. Work is progressing swiftly on the remaining affected areas.
10:06 am – Partial power supply from the National Grid has been restored successfully. Electricity has been restored at the Airport, Dhabeji, and Gharo pumping stations of the Water Board along with Civil Hospital, Jinnah Hospital, Sindh Assembly and Governor House.
According to these updates, electricity has also been returned in Jacob Line, Korangi, Jauhar and North Karachi with claims of further restoration to occur soon.
