Monday power outage in several city, including Rawalpindi and Karachi.
The national grid’s system frequency broke down at 7:34 am today, triggering a broad disruption in the electrical system, due to which Pakistan suffered the power outage, the Ministry of Energy stated in a tweet.
ابتدائی اطلاعات کے مطابق آج صبح 7:34 پر نیشنل گرڈ کی سسٹم فریکوئنسی کم ہوئ جس سے بجلی کے نظام میں وسیع بریک ڈاؤن ہوا
سسٹم کی بحالی پر کام تیزی سےجاری ہے— Ministry of Energy (@MoWP15) January 23, 2023
The restoration of grid stations from Warsak has started, the ministry remarked, adding that “system maintenance work is moving swiftly.”
It stated that a small number of grids operated by the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) and Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) had been restored in the previous hour.
وارسک سے گرڈ سٹیشنوں کی بحالی کا آغاز کر دیا گیا ہے اور پچھلے ایک گھنٹے میں اسلام آباد سپلائی کمپنی اور پشاور سپلائی کمپنی کے محدود تعداد میں گرڈ بحال کر دئے گئے ہیں
— Ministry of Energy (@MoWP15) January 23, 2023
Imran Rana, a K-Electric spokeswoman, posted on Twitter that the business is “investigating the situation.”
Ninety percent of Karachi has reportedly been impacted.
There are reports of multiple outages from different parts of the city. We are investigating the issue and will keep this space posted.
— Imran Rana, Spokesperson, K-Electric (@imranrana21) January 23, 2023
The first (Pvt) Automated Weather Stations Network in Pakistan, PakWeather.com, also reported a power outage in several cities, including Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, and Quetta.
🔴 Another Electricity breakdown in Pakistan many cities including #Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Islamabad are affected. ⚡🧑🔧💡#electricity #poweroutage #breakdown
— PakWeather.com (@Pak_Weather) January 23, 2023
The IESCO Official Claims
117 IESCO grid stations’ electrical supply has been cut off.
The IESCO Region Control Center has not yet provided a clear explanation for the suspension, but the business insisted that its “management is in continual communication with the competent authorities.”
آئیسکو کے 117 گرڈ اسٹیشنز کو بجلی کی فراہمی معطل ریجن کنٹرول سینٹر کی جانب سے ابھی تک کوئی واضح وجہ نہیں بتائی گئی
آئیسکو انتظامیہ متعلقہ حکام کے ساتھ مسلسل رابطے میں ہے— Islamabad Electric Supply Co. IESCO (@IESCO_Official) January 23, 2023
