Karachi Residents Experience More Load Shedding.

Karachi is once again suffering from prolonged spans of unannounced power outages amid hot weather as the main power provider of the city has failed to meet the city's electricity consumption needs.

K-Electric has again begun to carry out unannounced load shedding in the port city. Different areas of the metropolis, including Federal B. Area, are facing six hours of unannounced load shedding.

Several areas - including those exempt from load shedding - such as North Karachi, Liaquat Abad, North Nazimabad, Nazimabad, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Korangi and Clifton are facing interruptions in power supply.

When contacted, the power utility reiterated its oft-repeated position, saying it has not enhanced the span of power outages in the city nor was any change made in the load shedding schedule.

Earlier this week, the KE announced that the first unit of K-Electric's Bin Qasim Power Station 3...

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