KARACHI: The K-Electric Limited (KEL) has secured the supply of 25,000 tonnes of furnace oil to ensure maximisation of all available generation capacity. The shipment is expected to enter Pakistani waters around July 1. K-Electric Chief Executive Officer Moonis Alvi said: “With this prompt measure, if there is no reduction in supply of gas to … Read more
Lengthy power failures and load shedding hit several areas of Karachi on Wednesday, adding to the citizens’ grief amid rising temperatures. Areas that were previously exempted also faced power outage, including Tariq Bin Ziyad Housing Society, Shah Faisal Town, Karachi Admin Society, Saadi Town, and PECHS Block 2 which are facing outages since 9 am. … Read more
After Karachi received heavy rainfall on Friday, more than 250 feeders tripped and the power supply situation worsened in the city. According to details, power outages in the areas of Nazimabad, North Nazimabad, New Karachi, and Liaquatabad. Nusrat Bhutto Colony, Sohrab Goth, and Surjani also lost power. [embedpost slug=”torrential-rains-in-karachi-follows-with-glitches-of-k-electric/”] Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulshan-e-Hadid, Razzaqabad, Kathor, and Gadap also … Read more
The Sindh High Court, while hearing the petition against load shedding in Karachi areas despite the exemption, hinted at suspending the license of K Electric and remarked that everyone is pointing fingers at K Electric, its license should be suspended. The apex court heard a petition in Karachi against power outages in areas exempted from … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) National Assembly member Dr Amir Liaquat Hussain has claimed that K Electric’s license is about to be suspended. In his tweet on the social networking website, Dr Amir Liaquat Hussain said that K Electric is not an institution of angels descending from the sky. He said that the people of Karachi … Read more
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved the revision in electricity prices, an increase of Rs 4.26 per unit for five months. Consumers will have to pay an additional Rs 30 billion. NEPRA also approved a reduction of Rs 3.10 per unit for three months. The burden of increasing the price of electricity … Read more
As soon as Karachi witnessed rainfall on Thursday night, the residents of the city suffered frequent power outages till early hours of Friday. According to the details, Areas that endured power failures included North Nazimabad, North Karachi, Buffer Zone, Liaquatabad, Orangi Town, Gulbahar, Korangi, Malir, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, and Garden West. Many of the Karachiities said … Read more
The power crisis in Karachi has intensified and the gap between supply and demand has reached 500 MW. Production of K Electric’s power plants is limited to 1800 MW. 300 MW of electricity is being supplied from private power plants and 700 MW from the national grid. The demand for electricity in Karachi is up … Read more
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Omar has said that there will be no unannounced load shedding in Karachi from tomorrow (Sunday). Talking to media in Karachi, Federal Minister Asad Umar said that some units of K-Electric, which run on more than one fuel in Bin Qasim, will be powered by furnace oil. The … Read more
In Karachi, the worst load shedding, overbilling and on public grievances, the government and opposition came together while the PPP announced its unconditional support to the government for action against K Electric. In the scorching heat, the government and the opposition came on the same page in the National Assembly on unannounced and announced load … Read more
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan senior deputy convener Aamir Khan and other members of the Rabita Committee held a press conference and criticized K Electric. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, MQM Pakistan leader Aamir Khan said that the citizens of Karachi have been suffering from load shedding for the last several months and K … Read more
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has taken stern notice against load shedding and other public complaints of K Electric, the company responsible for providing electricity in Karachi. According to a statement issued by NEPRA, the authority has decided to hold a public hearing on Friday to find out the real facts of load … Read more
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail chaired a high-level meeting regarding the power supply situation in Karachi in which the members of the Assembly demanded to control the power supply through NEPRA. Presiding over the meeting, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail said that K Electric was responsible for uninterrupted power supply in Karachi and any negligence could not … Read more
The bad news for the citizens of Karachi is that the duration of load shedding in some areas of the city is likely to increase further. A spokesman for K Electric said that the supply of 60 MW to K Electric has been suspended due to which the duration of load shedding in some areas … 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
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
