KARACHI – K-Electric said that the power supply in parts of Karachi has been restored after more than an hour-long suspension due to technical glitch on Saturday amid sizzling temperature in the metropolitan.
Electricity supply had been suspeded in Defence Phase-I, Malir Model Colony, Lyari Kharadar, Khada Market, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Meteorological Scheme 33, and several other areas .
The KE said, “Power supply to parts of Karachi has been interrupted due to a tripping of KE’s 220 kV high tension line,” adding that the tripping affected supply to associated grids.
Karachi Power Update #1:
Power supply to parts of Karachi has been interrupted due to a tripping of KE's 220 kV high tension line
Due to this, supply to associated grids has been affected 1/2
— KE (@KElectricPk) May 22, 2021
It further explained that KE’s 220 kV High Tension circuit affected by tripping in NTDC’s NKI-Baldia 1&2 circuit supplying to Karachi.
KE Power Update #2
KE's 220 kV High Tension circuit affected by tripping in NTDC's NKI-Baldia 1&2 circuit supplying to Karachi
KE transmission system is intact and restoration is progressing swiftly 1/2
— KE (@KElectricPk) May 22, 2021
“Supply to all affected grids has been restored and downstream energizing is being carried out swiftly. Power to all strategic sites has been restored in priority,” he said.
Supply to all affected grids has been restored and downstream energizing is being carried out swiftly.
Power to all strategic sites has been restored in priority. 2/2
— KE (@KElectricPk) May 22, 2021
However, Ministry of Energy said that that the power breakdown in the city was caused by the tripping of the NKI line.
“The teams of KE and NTDC are working to restore the power supply and investigations are underway to determine the reason for tripping.”
The ministry further said that the power supply is normal in other parts of the country.
The city, which is called economic hub, of the country also faces massive loadshedding as there is a shortfall of 1000 megawatts.
