KARACHI, Feb 23: People in various localities of the city continued to experience power failures on Friday. A resident of Karachi University Staff Colony said power supply to the township was suspended at 11am and restored after two-and-a-half hours causing great troubles and disruption in Juma prayers.

A consumer from North Nazimabad said that power failures had become a routine matter in the town as the KESC had been suspending supply to several localities for 20 to 30 minutes every day. “It is tolerable to some extent, but the KESC must improve its distribution system to rid its consumers of frequent and prolonged breakdowns,” he added.

Residents of Liaquatabad, Zeenat Square and FC Area said that power supply was suspended at 7.30pm and was not restored till late night.

A KESC source said that two units of the Bin Qasim power station were not working properly and that was one of the reasons leading to the disruption in supply to certain areas. He said that due to a shortfall in power generation, the power utility had to suspend supply in some cases in addition to the notified schedule.

According to a shutdown notice issued by the KESC on Friday, disruption in power supply may occur from 9am to 5pm on account of maintenance work in the areas of Defence Phase-IV & VI, 9th Commercial PMT, 17th Street Khayaban-i-Nishat, North Nazimabad’s blocks G, H, I, J, K, L, N, P, T & R, T Plaza, Marhaba Colony, North Karachi’s Sector 14-A, 14-B & 51, Gulshan-i-Iqbal’s blocks 6, 11, 13-A & 14, Sumaira Apartments, FIA flats, Ahmed Residency Substation, Lyari’s Gabol Road and Hussain Ice, Sharea Faisal, Sindhi Muslim Society, Guru Mandir, Cosmopolitan Society, Manzoor Colony, Rehman Colony of Jamshed Town, Saudabad, Punjab Para, Darakhshan Society of Malir, Pak Jut Substation, Atomic Engineering Substation of Korangi Industrial Area, Korangi’s Sector-16, 17 & 18, L, H, M Areas, Zaman Town, Fish Harbour, Ilyas Goth, Deh Landhi, Quaidabad, Green Park City of Landhi, Garden Area, Federal Capital Area, Punjab Colony, Awan Colony, Sher Aslam PMT, Mohammadi Masjid PMT, New Mianwali Colony, Manghopir Road (Orangi Town), SITE Industrial Area, Dada Enterprises, Hajiani Momin PMT, Multi Peck Substation, Baldia Town, Murshid Hospital, Dawood Goth, Yousuf Goth, Saeedullah Goth, PNAD, Moachh Police Station, Gulshan-i-Mazdoor, Haroonabad, Shari Housing Society, Federal B industrial Area, Mena Textile, ARF Substation, Modern Four Substation and Khan Brothers Substation.