KARACHI: K-Electric has claimed to restore power supply in most of the areas of metropolis as 117 out of 1,450 feeders tripped due to heavy rain.
Massive winds and rainfall in some parts of the metropolis on Tuesday night caused sporadic tripping. According to K-Electric spokesperson said that due to heavy winds, many trees which had not been pruned timely collapsed in some parts of Karachi causing electrical wires to break.
He said that the emergency response teams immediately began work to reinstate power supply by mending faults across the city. The delays in restoration were caused by stagnant water collecting in areas after rainfall, he said, adding that the maintenance of these trees and streets is solely the Karachi Municipal Government’s responsibility, which they neglected and blamed arising faults on KE.
In response to claims made by KWSB, the K-Electric press statement said that power is being supplied as usual to Gharo, Pipri and Hub Pumping stations. However a portion of Dhabeji pumping stations witnessed power breakdown due to some cable faults. The restoration teams persistently put all efforts round the clock to restore power supply to the water pumping station.
The KE spokesperson further reinstated that KWSB is liable to pay Rs 38 billion in dues to K-Electric and for KWSB to boast of Rs 120 million in payments is very disappointing and astounding. He further added that the KWSB management has failed at determining a secure, alternate power source to continue water supply operations and leave no opportunity in shifting the blaming at KE.
