Tag: K-Electric

Residents suffer as prolonged power cuts continue in Karachi

KARACHI: The fragile transmission and distribution system of the K-Electric remained affected on Thursday as electricity played hide-and-seek till late in the night causing...

SHC seeks reply from K-Electric on rain-related deaths

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday sought a reply from K-Electric over the recent rain-related deaths in the city. The SHC was hearing a...

FIR registered against K-Electric in electrocution case

KARACHI: A first information report (FIR) was registered against K-Electric administration on Friday over electrocution of a man in the provincial capital. The case was...

K-Electric cuts power supply to 11 shrines as Auqaf fails to...

KARACHI: Karachi Electric (KE) shut down the power supply to 11 major shrines of Karachi as the Auqaf Department failed to pay the electricity...

Irum Shopping Mall caught stealing electricity during KE, LEAs raid

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) and Law-Enforcement agencies (LEAs) on Tuesday raided Irum Shopping Mall in North Nazimabad to remove a large network of illegal electricity...

SHC adjourns hearing on unannounced power outages till Dec 12

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday adjourned hearing of a contempt of court plea against the K-Electric and the National Electric Power...

Power division summons report over major power lapse in Karachi

KARACHI: The Power Division of the Ministry of Energy summoned reports from the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) and K-Electric, the city's power...

K-Electric extends due date for bills’ payment till Nov 1

KARACHI: K-Electric on Wednesday extended the deadline for payments of electricity bills. This extension is applicable on bills with the due date on the October 31...

Power outage submerges parts of Karachi in darkness overnight

KARACHI: Different areas of the city were submerged in darkness on Wednesday night as almost half of the city faced its fifth major power breakdown...

Electric supply restored in parts of Karachi after major breakdown: KE

KARACHI: The power supply in various parts of Karachi was restored on Saturday after transmission line of the national grid tripped leading to a major...

NEPRA takes notice of Karachi power breakdown

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) took notice Friday of a recent power outage in Karachi. According to a press release issued by...

K-Electric grid station collapses, major areas suffer power outage

KARACHI:  The city was submerged in darkness as another high-tension line tripped and a power breakdown at K-Electric grid station on Thursday morning left major...

KE ‘teams are working’ to restore power as Karachi plunges in...

KARACHI: Multiple areas continue to be without electricity after a major power outage hit the metropolitan Monday night. The neighbourhoods affected by the power breakdown...

Heirs of amputation victim withdraw case against K-Electric

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday granted bail to seven officials of the K-Electric in a case pertaining to the amputation of an eight-year-old boy’s...

KE offers financial assistance to boy whose arms were amputated

K-Electric (KE) and the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights and K-Electric (KE) have agreed to extend several benefits, including financial assistance, to an...

Illegal hooks severe public safety hazard: K-Electric

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) on Sunday reiterated that illegal hook connections and encroachments around power infrastructure are a severe public safety hazard. The power utility...

Bail applications of seven KE employees rejected by sessions court

A sessions court in Karachi rejected the bail applications of seven K-Electric (KE) employees arrested over the electrocution of an eight-year-old boy, a local...