KARACHI: Power outages in Karachi continued on Monday (today), and people spent their second consecutive Sehri in darkness after a major electricity breakdown hit 13 districts of Sindh on Sunday due to Extra High Tension tripping in Jamshoro 500 KV line. Load shedding in the region continues in the name of technical faults.
Several areas of Karachi continue to remain without electricity, and power could not be restored in some parts of Hyderabad even after 31 hours. Power outages during Sehri continued in almost all regions of Karachi including Malir, Shah Faisal Town, Korangi Town, Jahangir Road, North Karachi, New Karachi and Nazimabad were observed.
K-Electric could not provide any solid reason behind the power cut. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah concerned about the power cuts addressed a letter to Federal Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif. The letter stated that 13 districts of rural Sindh and half of Karachi plunged into darkness after the 500 KV Hubco-Jamshoro transmission line tripped at around 2:15 am on Sunday, and the power had not yet been fully restored.Sindh CM urged Khawaja Asif to take necessary steps to rectify the faults in the 500 KV transmission line so that electricity may be restored in the affected areas of Sindh.
He went on to request the federal minister to ensure that the load shedding is kept to a minimum at least during Ramazan and to ensure uninterrupted power supply during Sehri and Iftar times. A reference of the email was also given in the letter that was sent on May 24.
On the other hand, provincial minister Nasir Shah has claimed that Sindh is being treated unfairly regarding electricity matter. The ministers of Sindh also asserted that the federal government maintains its promise of not conducting load shedding during Ramazan.
