Major power breakdown after light rain plunges Karachi into darkness

KARACHI – A major electricity breakdown occurred following light showers in Karachi Tuesday, plunging several areas of Pakistan's financial capital into darkness

The feeders of Karachi Electric (K-ELECTRIC) tripped after a LIGHT little rain and the supply of the electricity was suspended. The breakdown happened at 11pm on Monday.

Garden, Sadar, Gulshan Iqbal, University Road, Safora Goth, Malir, Clifton, Defense, Federal B Area, Nazimabad, North Karachi and several other areas plunged into darkness because of breakdown however the electricity of some areas have been restored.

According to locals, the breakdown happened at the same time when it started raining while the Karachi Electric (Electricity distributing company) didn't restore the electricity after the complaints.

According to K-Electric, the affected feeders have been restored while because of security measures the electricity of some areas is still suspended.

This is not the first time that a power breakdown happened with the first drop of rain in the Sindh capital city.

The Karachi Electric always claims that they will show improvement but there is nothing changed in their performance. But reports say nearly 80 percent area of the city was deprived of electricity because of early morning breakdown on 25 January 2019.

Before that, in November 2018, a large space of the city had plunged into darkness because of transmission line disorder. In October 2018, the whole city faced electricity problems three times in a week.