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Power breakdown plunges Karachi into darkness

Dunya News

Karachi plunged into darkness after a technical fault suspended power supply to most parts of city.

According to details most parts of the city experienced blackout on Saturday when a high voltage transmission line tripped, suspending power supply to 23 of 64 grid stations.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 at around 9:20 pm.As a result, he said, power supply to 23 of 64 grid stations and Dhabeji pumping station had been suspended, leaving almost all the city into darkness.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 circuit, the spokesman said, adding that teams had been dispatched for a repair work.