Several parts of Pakistan, including significant parts of Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, were plunged into darkness for several hours on Monday morning in the wake of a major power outage, media reports said.
According to initial reports, the system frequency of the National Grid went down at 7:34 Monday morning, causing a widespread breakdown in the power system.
System maintenance work is progressing rapidly, the country’s ministry of energy, said.
The two transmission lines from Guddu to Quetta tripped, according to Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO).
The company added that 22 districts of Balochistan, including Quetta, are without power, Pakistan’s Geo News reported.
Pakistan this month announced a new energy conservation plan as its fragile economy continues to struggle with multiple challenges including the country’s foreign exchange reserves have dwindled to alarmingly low levels.
Earlier in October last year, the country experienced a major power breakdown that deprived large swathes of the country, including provincial capitals Karachi and Lahore, of electricity, for more than 12 hours.
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