Two restored Bin Qasim plants tripped again

Updated at: 0636 PST, Thursday, June 18, 2009 KARACHI: The two restored power plants of Bin Qasim thermal station have tripped once again leaving the metropolis under darkness twice in two days. It is pertinent to mention here that the power supply being received from Jamshoro KDA was tripped at 7pm on Wednesday, resulting in cutting down power supply from all electric generation plants of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) including Cannop and IPPs’ power generation plants. Following the major power failure, emergency efforts were taken by KESC officials, fixing two power plants of Bin Qasim thermal stations soon which made possible provision of electric supply to some localities here but those two restored plants have reportedly been went out of order once again. Some localities including Lyari and Landhi had been facing load shedding for last nine hours, sources said. Pumping stations were unable to supply water to the areas for want of electricity resulting in the acute water shortage in the concerned localities across metropolis. Students preparing for Inter Arts papers have also been suffered due to the power crisis meanwhile, the generators and UPS, the alternative power suppliers, were also broken down due to hours-long load shedding and scores of patients being treated in JPMC and Civil hospitals are facing the music. Most of the sections of Civil Hospitals had worn darkness including ICU and Operation Theaters. While in meantime, people staged protest in various areas of Hyderabad as HESCO has also met the same fate as did KESC.