Power was being restored in Karachi after the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) restored the supply to the city’s electricity provider K-Electric.

The latest update shared on KE’s Twitter page said that power was restored in 68 grid stations, adding that its teams were on high alert to power up the metropolis.

سرجانی، ملیر ، بلدیہ ، ڈی لیاقت آباد، کورنگی ، نارتھ ناظم آباد ، گزری اور ڈی ایچ اے اور کے علاقوں میں بھی بجلی بحال۔

تمام ٹیمیں ہائی الرٹ پر رہتے ہوئے بحالی کے عمل میں کوشاں ہیں، ترجمان کے الیکٹرک
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— KE (@KElectricPk) September 1, 2021

The areas where electricity has been restored includes Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Federal B Area, North Karachi, Surjani, Malir, Baldia, Laiquatabad, Korangi, North Nazimabad, Gizri and DHA.

The tweets about areas being restored came after the Energy Ministryy confirmed that the NTDC had restored the “total supply” to KE.

Important news: total Supply to KElectric from NTDC is restored

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— Ministry of Energy (@MoWP15) September 1, 2021

At around 4:30pm, the utility provider had tweeted that they have been receiving reports regarding power outage in different areas of Karachi.

We are receiving reports of interruption in power supply from some parts of the city. We are actively monitoring the situation and will keep updating this space.

— KE (@KElectricPk) September 1, 2021

A few minutes later KE shared that the metropolis was experiencing a power outage due to tripping that occurred in the additional high transmission line. It added that the tripping had occurred after communications between the national grid and KE were disrupted due to the power outage in the Jamshoro circuit.