A spokesman of the Karachi Electricity Supply Company (KESC) said the power supply in 22 grid stations out of 61 have been restored.
He said work is in progress to restore the electricity in the rest of the areas on emergency basis. He said that 500 megawatt Jamshoro transmission line to Karachi has also been restored. However‚ the city is facing a shortage of 650 megawatts.
A number of areas in Karachi plunged into darkness last night following a breakdown of KESC power supply system.
The situation developed when 22 grid stations tripped because of humidity in the main transmission lines.
According to Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) spokesman, KESC’s two Extra High Tension (EHT) circuits of 220 KV and three lines of 132 KV, carrying electricity from Bin Qasim power plant tripped at around 9:20 pm.
As a result, he said, power supply to 23 of 64 grid stations and Dhabeji pumping station had been suspended, leaving almost all the city into darkness.
Grid stations of Qayum Abad, Jacob Line, Garden East, Korangi East, Malir, Shah Faisal and Civil Aviation tripped due to a major technical fault in Bin Qasim power plant circuit, the spokesman said, adding that teams had been dispatched for a repair work.
