A major power breakdown on Monday morning rendered Pakistani cities like Karachi and Lahore without power. Electricity was disrupted after a fault in transmission lines.
Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune reported that “the national grid went down at 7:34am today, causing a widespread breakdown in the power system across Pakistan”. The newspaper said cities like Rawalpindi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta and Karachi were affected due to the grid failure.
Power breakdown in #Pakistan, Orange train service stopped, Trains halted at places in Beach track, Passengers were trapped inside the train.#poweroutage #PakistanEconomy #Pakistani #Blackout #Lahore pic.twitter.com/TX0CvYrmgU
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) January 23, 2023
In a series of tweets in Urdu, Imran Rana, Spokesperson, K-Electric said: “There are reports of multiple outages from different parts of the city. We are investigating the issue and will keep this space posted”.
Earlier, Rana said that K-Electric is “investigating the issue” of power outages in the metropolis. According to reports, 90 per cent of Karachi has been affected.
اسلام آباد، لاہور، کوئٹہ، کراچی سمیت ملک کے مختلف شہروں میں بجلی کا ایک بڑا بریک ڈاؤن ہوا ہے.اسلام آباد ریجن میں سسٹم ٹرپ،جس کی وجہ سے مختلف علاقوں میں بجلی غائب ہوگئی ہے. #BOLNews #poweroutage pic.twitter.com/Y0XH5Gqzr7
— BOL Network (@BOLNETWORK) January 23, 2023
The two transmission lines from Guddu to Quetta tripped, according to Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO). The company added that 22 districts of Balochistan, including Quetta, are without power, channel Geo News reported.
#Lahore #poweroutage
shutdown the train in the middle, people are seen walking on the track on foot. #breakdown #powerdown #electricity #pakistanpower #poweroutage #tripping #powerbreakdown #dark #poweroutage #ElectricityOutages #Pakistanpower #BREAKDOWN pic.twitter.com/DAQTlJxE0D— Harish Deshmukh (@DeshmukhHarish9) January 23, 2023
Pakistan had recently announced a new energy conservation plan to shore up power as the country teeters on the financial edge. Its foreign exchange reserves have touched rock bottom even as its leadership tries to raise funds from international agencies and friendly countries.
Countrywide power breakdown: Up to 27 hours for complete restoration.#Pakistan pic.twitter.com/qHlk6Wcvk6
— Yusra Askari (@YusraSAskari) January 23, 2023
Pakistan had earlier in October 2022 experienced a major power breakdown that had affected its largest cities Karachi and Lahore. Pakistan is also facing problems with the Chinese power producers who have not been paid substantial amounts for the last many years. Some of those companies have stopped their work owing to various concerns within the country.
