The government has exempted areas with smart lockdown due to coronavirus from load shedding. A statement issued by the Power Division said that the power distribution companies (DISCOs) have been directed not to carry out any load shedding in all areas with the smart lockdown. Efforts are being made to ensure prompt redressal of grievances … Read more
Karachi remains in darkness again as it faces unannounced load shedding of electricity. Electricity supply has remained suspended for hours in courts as well. Court functions and other matters have been badly affected due to the interrupted electricity supply. The condition of the prisoners appearing in the city court is bad due to extreme heat … Read more
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has said that Load shedding will start reducing in Karachi after 24 hours and will end in the next 48 hours. In a tweet on the social networking site, Imran Ismail said, “The federal government to provide additional furnace oil to KE through HUBCO/PSO. Moreover, an additional 500 MW electricity to … Read more
The Ministry of Energy has rejected the claims of K-Electric (KE) that the prolonged power outage in Karachi was responsible for the shortage of furnace oil in the market and said that the shortcomings in the power supply system are a major obstacle to solving this problem. A spokesman for the Ministry of Energy said … Read more
Karachi Mayor Waeem Akhtar inaugurated the Coronavirus Testing Center at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Talking to media on the occasion, Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar said that he was grateful to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for setting up the Corona Testing Center. Mayor Karachi also said that Abbasi Shaheed Hospital is fully prepared for the … Read more
Extended hours of load shedding have created several problems for Karachi people as they are already facing an increase in temperature and heat. Multiple areas in Karachi are experiencing over 8 hours of load shedding a day. District east is reportedly the most affected area. According to details, citizens living in areas such as Saddar, … Read more
K Electric has announced an increase in load shedding, after which power went out across Karachi. According to the details, K Electric has announced to increase load shedding on the excuse of shortage of fuel oil. With the announcement of K-Electric, power was also cut off in the areas except load shedding in the city. … Read more
With the increase in cold temperatures in Multan, the load shedding of gas has increased which has resulted in shoot up of timber and coal by 25% by the toll owners. According to the details, load-shedding in various areas is on rise, causing domestic consumers to buy firewood for burning stoves and commercial consumer industries. … Read more
The demand of electricity has reached 3200 MW as the heat intensity increases in coastal city of Pakistan. The power outage in many areas of Karachi have exceeded for more than 10 hours. According to a statement of spokes person of K-Electric, load management would be necessary if short fall remains above 200 MW. Karachi … Read more
Great news for Pakistanis suffering from load shedding, the government announced not to do load shedding on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. The federal government had announced Eidul Adha holidays from August 12 to 15 (Monday to Thursday). The holidays were announced by the interior ministry in a notification. Eid al-Adha celebrated in Pakistan on … Read more
