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Lahore Faces Power Tripping and Load Shedding Amid Humidity
People in Lahore have been losing electricity repeatedly.
Some outages were planned, while others happened without warning.
Residents said the problem was especially difficult during hot and humid evenings and nights.
They also said some power cuts lasted many hours.
Some people reported that the outages damaged their home appliances.
Several neighborhoods in Lahore were affected.
In Sindh, government education offices also lost power for nearly three weeks in July.
Workers there said they could not use computers, internet services or printers properly.
Officials said their electricity bills had been paid and that they had complained to K-Electric.
Residents in several Lahore neighborhoods reported power tripping and scheduled and unscheduled load shedding.
Complaints were especially frequent during evening and nighttime hours amid hot and humid weather.
Residents said Sunday maintenance shutdowns lasted more than six hours and damaged household appliances.
Affected Lahore areas included Old Anarkali, Gulberg, Multan Road, Johar Town and Ichhra.
In Sindh, prolonged outages disrupted education offices’ computers, internet, printing and online services for nearly three weeks in July.
- Who
- Lahore residents and officials at education offices in Sindh were affected; Lahore Electric Supply Company and K-Electric were identified in complaints.
- What
- Power tripping, scheduled and unscheduled load shedding, and long outages disrupted households and government office services.
- Where
- Several Lahore neighborhoods and education offices in Sindh, including offices in Karachi’s Burns Road area.
- When
- Lahore residents reported problems over the preceding few days; the Sindh office disruptions lasted nearly three weeks in July.
- Why
- The reported Sunday shutdowns were attributed to maintenance, while the articles did not establish a broader cause for the outages.
Key facts
- Lahore outage pattern
- Residents reported repeated tripping and scheduled and unscheduled load shedding, particularly in the evening and at night.
- Maintenance shutdowns
- Residents said Sunday power shutdowns lasted more than six hours and were described as maintenance.
- Reported Lahore areas
- Old Anarkali, Rehmanpura, Gulberg, Multan Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Johar Town, Ichhra and Chuburji.
- Reported impact
- Residents said outages caused difficulties and damaged electrical household appliances.
- Sindh disruption
- Power outages affected education offices for nearly three weeks in July.
- Office services affected
- Computer work, internet connectivity, printing, online school registration, certifications, complaint handling and college admissions were disrupted.
- Official complaint
- A Sindh deputy director said electricity bills had been paid and complaints had been made to K-Electric, but no effective measures had been taken.
Quotes
An unnamed Lahore resident
A Lahore electricity consumer describing recurring outages and LESCO’s maintenance shutdowns
“Besides, scheduled load shedding for a couple of hours and power shutdowns for over six hours, on the pretext of ‘maintenance’ on every Sunday, are also being observed. Previously, such shutdowns used to be observed on any working day”
thehansindia.com
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