ISLAMABAD: According to media reports, electricity has been restored in most cities of Punjab after a major power breakdown, however, many are still without power as authorities strive for restoration.
Amid extreme weather conditions, three transmitters of 500 kilowatt Rawat grid station tripped, affecting two other 220KV grid stations. The outage affected Islamabad, Lahore, Multan and many other cities. The power breakdown has continued in Gujarat, Sheikhupura, Mandi Bahauddin and other cities.
Although it said that Rawat transmission line has already been restored, electricity from Lesco Kashala Maar Ghazi Road and Ravi Road, including Kala Shah Kako grid Station, couldn’t be restored.
Earlier in the same day, Monday suffered a massive power breakdown after two grid stations tripped due to a technical fault.
According to a spokesperson of the power division, two 500 Kilovolt (kV) grid stations, including Ghakkar, tripped due to a technical fault. “The systems are operational otherwise, the power supply has only been suspended for the twin cities.”
The power breakdown comes only a week after large swathes of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) were deprived of electricity for almost 10 hours.
A technical fault in one of the three major dams or the 500kV transmission lines triggered a domino effect and took down the already moribund national grid, suspending work at factories and businesses in the industrial heartland.
