The process of complete restoration of electricity is underway, it will take several hours, Fawad Chaudhry

Fawad Chaudhry

All power plants tripped due to closure of a large coal power plant, says Federal Minister for Science and Technology

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, referring to power breakdowns across the country, said that all power plants have been tripped due to closure of a large coal power plant. In a statement, Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that the process of complete restoration of power was underway, but the restoration process would take several hours.

Earlier, in a tweet shared on social networking site Twitter, Dr. Shahbaz Gul, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Political Relations, said, "Please be satisfied. Thank God everyone. This is the cause of a major technical glitch that is being investigated. He further said that Omar Ayub, Minister for Power and his entire team were working on the issue of power trip.

I just talked to them. Inshallah, you will be updated soon.

It should be noted that there has been a major power breakdown in Pakistan, most of the cities have been plunged into darkness. According to details, power outage occurred in most cities of the country including Lahore. Most areas of Lahore have lost power. According to media reports, there has been a power breakdown in Quetta after which the entire city has been plunged into darkness.

In addition, power has been suspended in several areas of Karachi after which the city of Quaid has also been plunged into darkness. Power outages have also occurred in several areas of the federal capital and Rawalpindi. Power outages have occurred in Samanabad, Dharampura and Gulberg areas of Lahore. Power outages have also been reported in Abbott Road, Garhi Shahu and Shimla Hills. Several areas of Lahore including Thokar Niaz Baig and Bhatta Chowk are without power.