Karachi, March 14, 2023: KE will be undertaking a critical maintenance activity at Baldia & North Krachi Grids on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, to ensure the stability and reliability of power supply to consumers residing in these areas.
The activity requires a shutdown from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM for Baldia Grid and 09:00 AM to 6:00 PM for North Karachi Grid, during which there may be temporary interruption of supply in areas connected to the above-mentioned Grids.
All customers registered on 8119 have been informed about this maintenance shutdown via SMS in advance.
For further guidance, customers may also reach out to KE’s social media platforms or via call center 118
Areas served by Grids that may experience power shutdown during the maintenance activity are:
Baldia Sector 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F New Saeedabad, Turk Colony, Gujrat Colony, Tai Muhallah, Orangi Zia Colony, Mominabad, Noorani Muhallah Faqir Colony Usmania Muhallah, Baldia Sector 5J, 5G Saeedabad, Shah Mullah Faqir Colony, Muslim Abad Faqir Colony, Small Industrial Zone Saeedabad, Jam Sahab Road, Police Training Centre Quarters Baldia, Baldia Ansaria Muhallah, Muhammad Khan Colony, Akhrotabad, Laiqabad, Younusabad, Jam Sahab Road, Benaam Road, Saeedabad Baldia, Sector 12E, Mufti Mehmood Chowk, ANP Chowk, Muhammad Khan Colony, Afridi Chowk, Allah-o-Akbar Colony Baldia, Baldia Muhammad Khan Colony, Subhania Muhallah, Jhangvi Chowk, Block-A, B, C, D Ittehad Town, North Karachi Sector 11-E & 15-B, 11-F, 5C/1 & 5C/2, 11-H & 11-E, 12-A & 12-C, 7-A, 7-C, 7-B, 11-G, 5A-3, 3 & 2. North Nazimabad Block-L, Shadman and Bilal Colony Abbasi Store.
ABOUT K-ELECTRIC:
K-Electric (KE) is a public listed company incorporated in Pakistan in 1913 as KESC. Privatized in 2005 KE is the only vertically integrated utility in Pakistan supplying electricity within a 6500 square kilometers territory including Karachi and its adjoining areas. The majority shares (66.4%) of the company are listed in the PSX owned by KES Power, a consortium of investors including Aljomaih Power Limited of Saudi Arabia, National Industries Group (Holding), Kuwait, and the Infrastructure and Growth Capital Fund (IGCF). The Government of Pakistan is also a minority shareholder (24.36%) in the company.