The K-Electric has informed citizens that there may be load shedding in certain areas of Karachi as it was facing a 130-megawatt shortfall in electricity due to a technical fault at the Bin Qasim Power Plant. A spokesperson for the electric supply company said that the power generation ability of KE has decreased by 130-megawatts due to a technical fault in one of the units of the Bin Qasim Power Plant, adding that there will be temporary load management in the affected areas. The spokesperson stated that load management will be carried out in half industrial zones to provide relief to residential consumers. The spokesperson added that the load management’s advance notice has been sent and the schedule can also be accessed on KE’s website. Meanwhile, the spokesperson also stated that they are in touch with the power ministry regarding the supply of furnace oil and assured that the temporary load shedding will be finished when the fault is rectified. The spokesperson while talking about the cable and internet association stated that they violated an agreement under which they were supposed to lay their wires underground by July 2020. The KE spokesperson stated that in the past there have been deaths during rains because of illegal internet and tv cables put up in various parts of the city. KE stated that cable association had assured commissioner Karachi and other officials that they will remove their wires from KE’s polls, adding that the strike called by the cable and internet association was called to blackmail the company.
KE warns of outages due to closure of Bin Qasim plant
