Tag Archives: Karachi Electric Supply Company Limited

Karachi Electric Supply Company Plants Trip Due to drastic Reduction in Gas Supply


Karachi: Karachi Electric Supply Company has raised warning bells on the sudden and unilateral decision taken by the Sui Southern Gas Company on Thursday morning. The unannounced reduction in the gas supply started off by the dropping of gas pressure at the power plants due to valve pinching by SSGC was the beginning of the fiasco. Due to this action the gas turbines at the power plants started tripping, leading not only to the damage of the equipment but also [...]

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Karachi Electric Supply Company undertakes fast repair work: demands 276 MMCFD gas


Karachi: Karachi Electric Supply Company has started fast repair and maintenance of pending local faults to provide immediate relief to the power consumers suffering from prolonged fault-based outages. In view of a big number of awaiting local faults all across the City for about two and a half months because of the unrest, special teams have also been formed to attend as much public complaints as possible on fast track basis. KESC has urged all the employees through an internal [...]

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Karachi Electric Supply Company resumes operation: appreciates Governor’s role to end unrest


Karachi: Karachi Electric Supply Company has appreciated the Governor Sindh and the City administration for their positive input into resumption of repair and maintenance work that would provide great relief to the outage-stricken general public of Karachi. The repair of local faults all across the City had been blocked by striking non-core employees during the past over two months. KESC said that the Governor played key role to resolve the issues through his untiring and dedicated efforts which needed to [...]

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Karachi Electric Supply Company offices could not be reopened despite labour union’s pledge


Karachi: Karachi Electric Supply Company has expressed great disappointment over union activists’ and their leadership’s refusal to give free access to various offices, service and operational centres and the central supply store despite firm commitment given to the Governor Sindh and other higher officials of the province. Law enforcement agencies, on the other hand, could not implement clear instructions given to them to get the utility’s offices and Central Stores re-opened on Friday. The law enforcement authorities informed KESC management [...]

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Karachi Electric Supply Company issues alarm over attacks on 2 grids


Karachi: Karachi Electric Supply Company has alerted the authorities about possible subversion against national assets and essential resources like Hub Dam after defunct union hooligans made an abortive attempt to get switched off power supply to the dam this morning at Valika Grid. The miscreants also attacked North Nazimabad Grid the previous night but could not harm the power supply. KESC said that the directionless and frustrated union miscreants could harm national production and sensitive functions in a bid to [...]

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Karachi Electric Supply Company halts operations due to security concerns


Karachi: Karachi Electric Supply Company has stopped all field operations from Wednesday and decided not to attend distribution faults and send maintenance teams out for any field work in view of the government’s failure to provide protection to the utility’s employees, get its offices opened and ensure peaceful working environment. KESC said that at numberless times the management had contacted and written to the government and had lodged a number of FIRs over the illegal and unlawful attacks and blocking [...]

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