Power Outage

Measures have also been put in place to ensure quick resolution of any emergency load-shedding situations that might arise.

Islamabad, May 11, 2025: Heavy rain, hailstorms, and strong winds battered Islamabad on Sunday evening, causing widespread disruption to power supply, internet services, and road traffic. Several areas in the federal …

A massive power outage swept across Spain and Portugal on Monday, disrupting flights, public transport, hospitals, and retail operations, with authorities still searching for the cause of the rare and …

Islamabad, Mar 22, 2025: Flights at Heathrow Airport have gradually resumed following a major fire at a power substation, which led to severe disruptions and a temporary shutdown of one …

KARACHI: Saturday night’s heavy rainfall, accompanied by thunder and lightning, caused chaos in Karachi. The downpour, compounded by sewage overflow from clogged lines, inundated houses and hospitals in the port …

QUETTA/ISLAMABAD: Tormenting rains continued to pound Quetta on Friday and power outage cut off Quetta, Balochistan’s capital cut off from the rest of the country. Floods, downpour and power outage …

Heatwaves cause the 11kV feeder to be overloaded. Load shedding does not necessarily cause a heatwave power outage. Overloaded feeders trip.

Food for thought for Pakistan’s power system mandarins.