Omar Ayub directs KE to restore electricity by tonight

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub has directed K-Electric to restore power in Karachi by tonight after several areas reported being without electricity even after three days.

According to sources, the minister made the remarks in a phone call with Governor Sindh Imran Ismail and Prime Minister Imran Khan’s special assistant on power, Shahzad Qasim, on Saturday.

He said he is in contact with KE’s management and that he had directed the city’s sole power provider to ensure electricity supply to the areas suffering power outages.

On this occasion, Governor Ismail said the prolonged breakdown had left citizens in a dismal state.

He added that he had spoken to KE CEO Moonis Elahi after the company had failed to restore power even after three days following the heavy downpour in the metropolis.

Meanwhile, KE, in a social media post said over 91 percent of its feeders had been powered up with teams working through the night for power restoration.

Over 91% of KE's feeders have been powered up with teams working the night for power restoration. pic.twitter.com/MUdKDXUlLV

— KE (@KElectricPk) August 29, 2020

The city is suffering from a massive power breakdown after heavy rain lashed in the parts of the metropolis on Thursday breaking a decades-old record.

In some areas, power was restored after 30 to 35 hours, however, many remain without electricity.

The power outage also left the residents of the metropolis with little means to contact friends, family and co-workers as a breakdown of mobile phone services caused by extended electricity outages added to their woes.