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| India-Pakistan |
| Karachi plunges into darkness after major power breakdown |
| 2015-07-08 |
| [DAWN] A large number of city localities plunged into darkness on Tuesday night as a major fault occurred in the transmission and distribution system of power distributor K-Electric (KE). According to KE officials, a conductor on the main 220KV transmission line failed, causing the extra high tension line to trip. This caused a ripple effect and units at Bin Qasim power plant tripped in turn, plunging most parts of the city in darkness. Calling from different parts of Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , people said they faced the first power cut at around 9.00pm. The power breakdown also affected commercial activities of the city with business centres and markets turned dark, and people facing difficulties making their way out of densely populated shopping malls. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Hope they're not using any coal. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-07-08 17:30 |
| #1 220 KV for a populace of 18 Million is already barely marginal, and with the heat wave.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-07-08 16:06 |