KARACHI, Nov 7: People suffered frequent power failures in their respective localities on Tuesday as power demand exceeded the supply by 100 MW.

Residents in various localities complained that power supply remained suspended in their localities for 30 to 90 minutes.

However, the KESC claimed that one-hour loadshedding was carried out across the city after the power utility faced a shortfall of 100 MW in generation.

A spokesman for the KESC said the unit No 5 of the Bin Qasim Power Station was still closed and the demand of power in the city was up to 2,140 MW, which was creating a shortfall of about 100 MW, forcing the power utility to resort to loadshedding from 6pm for an hour on rotation basis across the city. The Bin Qasim unit was shutdown some time back for maintenance.

Residents in Gulistan-i-Jauhar Block-16/A said there were three breakdowns of 30 minutes each during the day. He said that the unannounced loadshedding perturbed residents.

A dweller of Block-20 of Gulistan-i-Jauhar said the power supply went off to his locality in the evening for two hours.

Another resident of Soldier Bazaar said power supply went off in his locality twice during the day and again in the night for 30 minutes to 60 minutes.

A consumer from Shah Faisal Colony No5 said the power supply was discontinued to his locality for two hours from 11am to 1pm.

Another consumer in Sector-8, Khawaja Ajmer Nagri in North Karachi said power supply was suspended to his locality for two hours during the day and again it went off during the night which was not restored till late night.

A resident of Block-15, Federal B Area, said power supply suspensions have become routine. He said that a prolonged disruption in power supply was experienced two days back and again the power went off in his locality for two hours in the evening.