Partial restoration begins after nationwide blackout
The blackout partially disrupted the telecommunication system in the country
The residents of Karachi have been enduring long spells of unannounced power outages for the last few days. PHOTO: Reuters
KARACHI:
Pakistan plunged into total darkness as the National Transmission and Despatch Company’s (NTDC) power system encountered a major breakdown due to the tripping of Guddu Thermal Power Plant at around midnight on Saturday, according to a high official.
Also, the blackout partially disrupted the telecommunication system in the country. People from different cities and towns reported a massive drop inmobile phone signals.Initial reports suggested, the Guddu Thermal Power Plant’s power system developed a technical fault at around 11:41pm on Saturday. This caused tripping of high transmission nationwide and brought down the system frequency from 50 to zero in less than one second.