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Summary Almost 30% area of the city experienced blackout when a high voltage transmission line tripped.
According to Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) spokesman, KESC’s two Extra High Tension (EHT) circuits of 220 KV and three lines of 132 KV, carrying electricity from Bin Qasim power plant tripped, suspending power supply to 20 of 64 grid stations and Dhabeji pumping station had been suspended, leaving nearly 35 percent of the city into darkness.The spokesperson further said that grid stations of Qayum Abad, Jacob Line, Garden East, Korangi East, Malir, Shah Faisal and Civil Aviation tripped due to a major technical fault in Bin Qasim power plant.
