KANDHKOT: The major areas of Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab were deprived of electricity for 12 hours, when 11 units of Guddu Thermal Power Plant tripped due to immense fog and leakage from gas pipeline.
The authorities concerned said that the units would be restored as soon as the gas leakage was repaired. The Guddu Thermal Power Plant has 17 power units of which only six are currently working.
The tripping of Guddu Power Plant’s transmission lines affected the 500KV power line from the national grid, forcing Jamshoro and Bin Qasim power stations to shut down.
The country plunged into darkness after a key power transmission line broke down early on Sunday in an incident being initially blamed on a rebel attack, the latest reminder of the country’s crippling energy crisis.
