A major power breakdown hit the country early Monday morning, affecting multiple cities, such as, Rawalpindi and Karachi.
In a tweet, the Ministry of Energy confirmed that according to initial reports, the system frequency of the national grid went down at 7:34am today, causing a widespread breakdown in the power system.
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
“System maintenance work is progressing rapidly,” assured the ministry, adding that restoration of grid stations from Warsak has begun.
It informed that in the last hour, a limited number of grids of Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) and Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) have been restored.
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
Taking to Twitter, K-Electric spokesperson Imran Rana said that the electricity-providing company is “investigating the issue”. According to reports, 90 per cent of Karachi has been affected.
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 official Twitter account of PakWeather.com, Pakistan’s first (Pvt) Automated Weather Stations Network, also reported a power outage in cities including Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta.
According to the IESCO spokesman, the electricity supply to 117 IESCO grid stations has been suspended.
While no clear reason for the suspension has been given yet by the IESCO Region Control Centre, the company maintained that its “management is in constant communication with the concerned 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
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