Karachi: A spokesman for K-Electric claimed on Wednesday that power had been restored to the port city after several areas remained without electricity for up to 20 hours.
The spokesman added that the technical fault at Bin Qasim plant which had caused a breakdown in Karachi had been fixed.
The breakdown which was caused due to faults in two units in the Bin Qasim power plants affected: Gulistan-e-Johar, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Gulshan-i-Jamal, Clifton, DHA, Shireen Jinnah Colony, Federal B Area, Baldia Town, Dalmia, Karsaz, old city areas, Saddar, Keamari, Lyari, and others.
The outage was further prolonged due to ‘National Grid tripping’.
