Electricity still not restored in several areas of Karachi following a major breakdown on Tuesday evening.
The affected areas included Gulistan-e-Johar, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Gulshan-i-Jamal, Clifton, Shireen Jinnah Colony, Federal B Area, Baldia Town, Dalmia, Karsaz, old city areas, Saddar, Keamari, Lyari, and others.
“The breakdown has been caused due to faults in two units in the Bin Qasim power plants,” said a spokesman for K-Electric Usama Qureshi.
Qureshi, however, dispelled the impression that citizens were facing a blackout across the city.
He confirmed that about half the grid stations of the metropolis had been affected by the breakdown.
Outage prolonged due to National Grid tripping. Teams making alternate arrangements to normalise the situation. pic.twitter.com/WK07jL82Cm
— KE (@KElectricPk) July 7, 2015