KESC energizes new transformer, 13mw power shortfall on Tuesday

Karachi (PPI): The Karachi Electric Supply Company has energized a new 40MVA transformer at Elander Road Grid Station which will provide significant relief from overloading to the consumers of Saddar, I. I. Chundrigar Road and Old Town. In addition a 132KV underground circuit between Elander Road and Queens Road Grid Station has also been energized which will give operational flexibility in case of tripping of any circuit. This was stated by Jan Abbas Zaidi, Chief Operating Officer Distribution, in a media briefing here on Tuesday. He said the work had been under progress for the last 3 to 4 months. Addition of a new transformer will reduce the overloading on other transformers of the gird. Giving out operational update,. Zaidi said that at 2 PM Tuesday, the total demand of the City stood at 2198 megawatts while the utility had been supplying 2185 megawatts. During the previous 24 hours, the utility had repaired 40 cable faults. He said that the areas, of Kharadar, Garden and Clifton have been normalized.