Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has contradicted a claim by Karachi Water Board of any outage at Pipri pumping station from the power utility’s end during the past couple of days.
KESC said that faulty internal cables inside Gharo, Dhabeji and Pipri pumping stations had been causing repeated tripping of the power supply but the Water Board authorities had not taken any concrete action towards replacement of these cables.
After the continuous tripping did not stop, KESC asked the Water Board authorities to first ensure smooth functioning of their internal cables and then write to the power utility to resume its supply.
KESC said that the water pumping stations were exempted of load shedding as a public service but the Water Board was using outdated and faulty internal cables, which had been causing problems.
KESC said that the responsibility of the power utility ended where internal cable started at any residence, business place, industry or water pumping station. KESC reiterated its earlier offer of sharing the cost of cable replacement and demanded the Water Board authorities to make a decision in order to solve the problem that has been a frequent hindrance for consumers.
