ISLAMABAD (The Thursday Times) — Parts of Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Jhelum will be without electricity on Sunday, and parts of Lahore and nearby districts from Sunday to Tuesday, as the two power distribution companies switch off feeders for maintenance.
Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Sunday: the Islamabad Electric Supply Company says most of the affected 11kV feeders will be off from 9am to 2pm for annual maintenance, construction and development work, and upkeep of grid transformers. In Islamabad the list covers F-6, including Jinnah Super, the Pak Secretariat and State Life, parts of F-7, Tarlai, Rawal Town, Khanna Dak, Bara Kahu, Bani Gala, Margalla Town, the Orchard Scheme, Ghouri Town, Park Enclave, Bahria Enclave and the IT Park. In Rawalpindi city, Satellite Town feeders serving Al-Noor Colony, KRL Road, Airport Housing Society, A Block and Holy Family Hospital will be shut. In Rawalpindi Cantt, Rawat, Mandra, Chaklala and Tariqabad are affected, and the longest cut is on the feeder near Baga Sheikhan, off from 7am to 5pm. The New GHQ feeder will be off from 9am to 5pm, and some Chaklala feeders from 10am to 1pm.
Lahore, Sunday to Tuesday: the Lahore Electric Supply Company says most of its shutdowns will run from 9am to 2pm, with some from 10am to 3pm. On Sunday, the Ghazi grid station feeders serving IT Centre, Hussain Road, Altaf Colony, Bhains Road and Ali Muhammad Bazaar will be off from 9am to 2pm. On Monday, work at grid stations including Allama Iqbal Town, Johar Town, Lahore Cantt, Sabzazar, Shadman, Township, Wapda Town, Kahna and Raiwind will affect Data Abad, Muhammadpura, Shah Kamal, Jallo Park, Hafizpura, Johar Town, Sarwar Road, Kashmir Block, Chauburji Park, Nawan Kot and Punjab Society 2, as well as Kasur, Chunian and Kot Radha Kishan. On Tuesday, the list moves to DHA, Garden Town, Gulshan Ravi, Shahdara, Mochi, New Kot Lakhpat and Wapda Town, with Shadbagh, Misri Shah, Raiwind Road, Ahmad Park, IT Tower and Manawan affected, along with Muridke, Sheikhupura, Kala Shah Kaku, Okara, Pattoki, Nankana and Narang.
Before the power goes: charge phones, laptops and power banks the night before, and fill overhead water tanks, because electric pumps will stop with the supply. Keep fridge and freezer doors shut to hold the cold. Anyone who relies on medical equipment at home, such as an oxygen concentrator, should arrange a backup or stay with someone outside the affected area.
Schedules can change at short notice, and work may finish early or run late. To check your own feeder, call the companies’ helpline on 118.
