Massive energy outage in Pakistan; components of Islamabad, Lahore with out electrical energy for hours

An enormous energy outage left 22 districts of Balochistan and a number of other areas of Karachi with out electrical energy on Monday morning.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 23, 2023 10:15 IST

In Islamabad, as many as 117 grid stations are with out electrical energy.

By India Today Web Desk: An enormous energy outage was reported in Pakistan attributable to a grid failure on Monday morning. Authorities stated work is underway to revive the system.

The Pakistan Ministry of Energy stated in a tweet that the ability outage was triggered by a drop in frequency of the nationwide grid, that resulted in a widespread breakdown within the energy system.

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ابتدائی اطلاعات کے مطابق آج صبح 7:34 پر نیشنل گرڈ کی سسٹم فریکوئنسی کم ہوئ جس سے بجلی کے نظام میں وسیع بریک ڈاؤن ہوا
سسٹم کی بحالی پر کام تیزی سےجاری ہے
— Ministry of Energy (@MoWP15) January 23, 2023

Before the ministry’s announcement, totally different energy distribution corporations had confirmed the ability breakdown, as per Geo TV.

According to Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO), the 2 transmission strains from Guddu to Quetta tripped. It added that 22 districts of Balochistan, together with Quetta, are with out energy. An influence outage was additionally reported in a number of areas of Lahore and Karachi as nicely.

In Islamabad, as many as 117 grid stations are with out electrical energy. Peshawar has additionally been hit by an influence outage.

In 2021, a “technical fault” at an influence plant positioned in southern Pakistan’s Sindh province brought on an identical blackout triggered by a sudden drop within the frequency of the ability transmission system from 50 to 0 in lower than a second. It had a cascading impact and finally shut down the complete energy system. The energy was restored a day later.

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Jan 23, 2023