Karachiites suffer due to fourth blackout in a week
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KARACHI: Several areas of the city plunged into darkness yet again late on Sunday night as there were reports of a technical breakdown in K-Electric's transmission system. This is the fourth such breakdown affecting the metropolis in the span of one week.
According to KE officials, the blackout occurred due to the tripping of KDA Auto Transformers, causing a blackout in several areas of the city.
The blackout affected a large number of areas in the city, including Malir, DHA, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Model Colony, Nazimabad, Gulberg, Liaqatabad, Gizri, Buffer Zone, Gulshan-i-Maymar, Sohrab Goth, Ancholi and New Karachi.
The breakdown occurred due the tripping of all feeders at the Bin Qasim Power Station I and II, DawnNews quoted a KE spokesperson as saying. KE teams were making efforts to restore the feeders, they said.
Some 30 minutes after the breakdown, reports started to emerge of power being restored in some areas of the city, however, most affected areas remained without power.
A KE official earlier tweeted that the blackout was in fact a brief episode which emerged due to a technical fault, which had been fixed by KE teams.
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Karachiites suffered due to three other breakdowns in the last week — on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday — all of which took place late in the night.
Also read: Karachi plunges into darkness after major power breakdown
People in various localities faced hardship because of the widespread breakdown that caught them unawares, particularly at a time when Ramazan’s final days have begun and preparations for Eid are round the corner.
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All power breakdowns of the past week coincided with the last Ashra (ten days) of Ramazan, during the nights of which many Muslims offer special prayers in their homes and spend time in mosques. The latest breakdown took place on the 25th night of the month of Ramazan today.
Meanwhile, there was outrage on social media in response to the power breakdowns that according to some have become a norm in the city.
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Karachi’s electricity distribution system is a complex, and delicate, web and a major fault at one section often leads to chain reactions and breakdowns of power generation and transmission.
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Jul 13, 2015 03:20am
U chose PPP and MQM, u get darkness and grief.
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Jul 13, 2015 03:29am
My dear Karachiites, no worries. The administration has committed to no outages by 2017. So please it's just a matter of another 2 years and all will be well!
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Jul 13, 2015 03:35am
the reason is copper wire has been replaced by aluminium . copper cable is more ductile and less susceptible to electrical contact problems and thus offers a greater margin of safety than a corresponding aluminium cable.
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Jul 13, 2015 03:37am
Whatever these politicians tell you - they do not have electrical engineering or civil engineer degrees. What can they tell you?
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Jul 13, 2015 03:38am
Delicate web? Why? Why cant it be robust? As in having the same robustness with which bill collection and disconnections are enforced.
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Jul 13, 2015 03:49am
well deserved, vote these crooks again.
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Jul 13, 2015 03:56am
Osama...electricity might have been restored in your house but for most of the khittes it's another #blackout
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Jul 13, 2015 04:04am
Karachi’s electricity distribution system is a complex, and delicate, web and a major fault at one section often leads to chain reactions and breakdowns of power generation and transmission.
My two cents. Why can't they just build a normal system like other metropolitan cities rather than being complex?
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Jul 13, 2015 04:15am
Feeling very sorry for the mega city. There has been only loot and plunder for sindh government. They are all a team. The electric system breaks down and trips like its a unprofessional school science project
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Jul 13, 2015 04:23am
Why not break down in DHA, AFOHS and PECHS why only in district central east and west plus malir even paying 100 percent bills
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Jul 13, 2015 04:33am
Shortages, blackouts, triping all this fuss is not due to complexity of infrastructure rather its the obvious result of deteriorating quality of infrastructure. When you replace highly conductive copper with cheap aluminum this is what you get. On the paper you can show profitability because of less expenditure but what you are actually doing is a long term financial disaster to company as well as country.
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Jul 13, 2015 04:36am
@asim we living in the DHA are also experiencing the same situation.
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Jul 13, 2015 04:40am
@asim thre is no light in dha and pechs... Blackouts are now becoming norm of the day
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Jul 13, 2015 04:41am
MQM should raise the call for "non-payment of taxes". Why should be Karachites be paying any taxes when they do not get any service in return? If Imran Khan can call for civil disobedience why can't MQM ask for nonpayment of taxes
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Jul 13, 2015 04:42am
this is absurd, when you are not able to have proper sleep and you get up in the middle of your sleep to witness the madness of K electric. The politicians would never know till their electric lines are cut and their is no generator to their support and when they sweat like .................................
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Jul 13, 2015 04:43am
absurd system made by absurd politicians. Wish they could have to face the same which we are facing.
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Jul 13, 2015 04:45am
@asim your wish has been granted. No power in dha either.
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Jul 13, 2015 04:48am
@Cyrus and those that do, may be carrying fake degrees and that's fine.
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Jul 13, 2015 04:48am
@pakshot This is the state of the largest city in Pakistan.. unbelievable.
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Jul 13, 2015 04:48am
@asim no light in DHAright now aswe speak , at sehr time.
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Jul 13, 2015 05:04am
Go for Solar. every one should produce their own electricity. just people did for water boring. every one need to have solar panel. your government want to give example of free nation. nation where people take care of themselves and officials do nothing and settle their bank balances outside.
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Jul 13, 2015 05:07am
@emad the onus is on pmln too apart from PPP and mqm as they lead in the centre. However they demonstrate apathy towards Karachi because they don't get votes from Karachi.
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Jul 13, 2015 05:09am
Gulistan-i-juhar is still in darkness. God knows where they have restore lights after 30min of breakdown.
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Jul 13, 2015 05:40am
@Emad its not about choosing. If it is so then punjab n kpk are worst affected areas...where 12 hours is routine...reason for power failures (frequent) in Karachi is due to lack of will of K-Electric as its private company and are only concerned about profits. Another reason is use of aluminium cables instead of copper because they are cheaper and more susceptible to tripping of system
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Jul 13, 2015 05:42am
This for COAS Raheel Sharif
Please takeover K-Electric
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Jul 13, 2015 05:48am
@Emad ... KE electric has stakes of your beloved Fedral Govt as well.. They are all bunch of looters
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Jul 13, 2015 05:50am
@IMRAN ALI ... totally agree...
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Jul 13, 2015 06:09am
still no power in gulistan-e-jauhar. so much for the minor breakdown and power being restored in 30mins. its been 2hrs and 30 mins. kounda ppl are still enjoying the perks, while the bill payers are suffering their crimes and we get punished.
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Jul 13, 2015 06:37am
Plz do something about ke
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Jul 13, 2015 07:00am
Any such big network depend on a whole chain. Quality of each chain link (people, material, planning and quality management) at each stage must be very strong. The key reason is corruption at every stage. Politicians, Engineers, workers, contractors and regulatory bodies...all are corrupt making every single link as week. Added to this huge theft (blessed by politicians) is putting heavy pressure on infrastructure.
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Jul 13, 2015 07:06am
@Emad
"U chose PPP and MQM, u get darkness and grief."
Actually, it is the federal government of PMLN which has 26% shares in KE. MQM, PPP, or Sindh government have no stakes in KE.
Although federal government makes money out of KE, Karachi is suffering because it is not PMLN's "mandate".
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Jul 13, 2015 07:13am
No light in steel town back to candles
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Jul 13, 2015 07:29am
With the frequency of power outage, they should now be a pro- at fixing it!!
The sindh government can a pass a stupid bill for "acid rain", why can't they use the same money to build up solar plants! The sun's for free atleast. Why can't they not enforce business(esp mkts) to startup earlier in the morning, end early & make the most of daylight while conserving electricity for industry & domestic use.
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Jul 13, 2015 07:38am
Please give the ke 2 army they also need oppraction zrb e azb
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Jul 13, 2015 07:41am
With the frequency of power outages over a weeks span, they should be pro- at fixing it!!!
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Jul 13, 2015 07:42am
K electric is better at providing loaddshedding on time then giving lights to karachiites
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Jul 13, 2015 08:01am
People of Karachi need to raise awareness about a few points if they really want this issue resolved once and for all. Ask your local government what happened to all the copper that was taken down and replaced by aluminum. That copper was worth over 700 billion Rs. Yes, 700 billion. They also need to find out the real owners of K electric. Both these things will be a shocking revelation once everyone finds out the truth.
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Jul 13, 2015 08:26am
It is really shameful for a country boasting nuclear bombs and ballistic missiles... Why dont government invest some money in infrastructual development to provide basic needs like elctrcity and water to poor public?
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Jul 13, 2015 08:53am
I am damn sure that k electric is doing this on purpose. Federal should not tolerate this and take action against k electric
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Jul 13, 2015 09:46am
Hats off to Musharaf. K electric privatisation.
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Jul 13, 2015 10:04am
@H Mustafa .......what did the former administration do before now that their secrets are out?
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Jul 13, 2015 11:16am
Karachi is following " kunda curse ". Lots of area are full of kunda and victim of line men corruption. Now people are paying the price. When people pay under the table to line men, obviously money never reach to KESC , then someone has to suffer.
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Jul 13, 2015 11:26am
Wonder how many hours of load shedding and black out take place in the 'PALACES' our very own dedicated and patriotic leaders ???
Regarding cancellation of privatization of KE, Please don't!!! We already know the state of other government organisations... and we also remember the state of KESC (when it was owned by govt)...
Let it be run by private sector BUT with strong vigilance of SERIOUS REGULATOR...
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Jul 13, 2015 12:33pm
Why Supreme Court is not taking suo Moto action. Innocent people are dying.K-Electric is only making money & not investing in infrastructure. It must be investigated who took benefit of its privatization.
IT should be included in 150 Mega Scams list and presented to Supreme Court.
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Jul 13, 2015 07:22pm
Why does the Federal govt not act????After all they are the elected govt!!
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Jul 13, 2015 07:22pm
Lets vote MQM & PPP again...will you people never learn??
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