Rain exposes poor electricity supply system in twin cities
July 28, 2021
Rawalpindi : The rain in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad has exposed the power supply system as Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) has failed to ensure smooth supply of electricity as 63 power feeders tripped disrupting electricity supply in many areas.
Over 80 per cent of consumers of the city have been continuously facing prolonged power blackouts. The consumers of Gulistan Colony areas on Tuesday faced 6 hours power blackout, the consumers of Adiala Sub Division faced 10 hours power blackout, the consumers of Misriyal Road and Chakra areas faced 7 hours of power blackout and the majority of consumers facing a continuous power blackout till the filing of this report.
PM Imran to chair federal cabinet meeting today
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The federal cabinet will discuss a 22-point agenda during the meeting.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The federal cabinet will meet today (Tuesday) in Islamabad to discuss country’s economic and political situation, Dunya News reported.
Prime Minister Imran Khan will preside over the federal cabinet meeting to be held at the Prime Minister’s office. The cabinet will discuss a 22-point agenda during the meeting.
According to sources, the decision over the number of Eid-ul-Azha holidays is also part of the agenda of the meeting. The agenda also includes mulling over a report regarding proscribed organisation Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
ISLAMABAD: Low voltage and load management of electricity have become a routine in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, but Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) denies there is hardly any load management issue in the region from Attock to Jhelum.
However, the power distribution company agreed that low voltage issue occurs as people used more electricity than the transformers capacity but whenever they received any complaint about low voltage they increased the frequency of voltage.
Residents of G-9, Satellite Town, Shah Khalid Colony, Faisal Colony and other areas have been facing power outages and low voltage for the last over one month.
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