Nationwide power blackout plunges Pakistan into darkness
Power is gradually being restored to major cities across Pakistan after it was hit by a massive electricity blackout.
The electricity distribution system in the nation of more than 210 million people is a complex – and delicate – web, and a problem in one section of the grid can lead to cascading breakdowns countrywide.
There are 2 lions in the south of Karachi, a fault occurred in both of them simultaneously, which is surprising, an immediate inquiry has been started, Khurram Dastgir.
Power plant is starting gradually, Khurram Dastgir
8,000 megawatts of electricity has been released from the system at once, said Khurram Dastgir
Trying to restore the Quetta-Karachi region as a priority because these two regions are completely closed, Khurram Dastgir
Multan and Faisalabad are 2 regions in which full electricity has been restored, all other regions of the country have been affected – Khurram Dastgir.
It is hoped that by 7 to 8 pm all the power plants will start and return to a normal situation by night,” Energy Minister
An inquiry has been started immediately, if anyone’s negligence is found, action will be taken against those responsible.
