Power supply restored in some areas of Lahore, Karachi

ISLAMABAD: (HRNW) A major power breakdown plunged the entire country into darkness last night.

Power outages were reported in most parts of the country, including Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Multan.

In a tweet this morning, Energy Minister Omar Ayub Khan said 132 kv and 11kv grid stations around Lahore have been energised. The energised grid stations include Shadman, Qartaba, Mc Leod Road, Gulshan Ravi, Fort, Saidpur, Shamke, Saghian, Ravi, Bund Road, Badami Bagh, Sabzar, Sheikhupura, Orient and Sapphire.

Separately, Karachi-Electric, the port city’s sole power distributor said in a statement that the process of phase-wise restoration of electricity supply in the metropolis is underway. Power supply in some of the affected areas has been restored, it said.

 

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