IESCO Outage Plan For October 29 Across Islamabad And Rawalpindi

The Islamabad Electric Supply Company announced power outages in parts of Islamabad, Rawalpindi City, and Rawalpindi Cantt on Thursday, October 29.

NationPulse Desk

Oct 28, 2026 · 9:48 PM 2 min read

Key takeaways

The Islamabad Electric Supply Company scheduled power suspensions across Islamabad, Rawalpindi City, and Rawalpindi Cantt on Thursday, October 29.

More than 100 11kV feeders will lose power mostly from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM for maintenance and development work.

Certain feeders in Rawat will experience an earlier outage from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Maintenance on four 132kV transmission lines will run until 4:00 PM without affecting any grid stations.

The Islamabad Electric Supply Company announced electricity suspensions across parts of Islamabad, Rawalpindi City and Rawalpindi Cantt on Thursday, October 29.

According to the shutdown schedule shared by IESCO, power supply will remain suspended on more than 100 11kV feeders, mostly from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, for annual maintenance, construction and development work, and maintenance of power transformers at grid stations.

Several feeders in Rawat will see an earlier outage from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM, while maintenance on four 132kV transmission lines will continue until 4:00 PM. IESCO stated no grid station will be affected by the transmission line work.

IESCO also announced power outages in Islamabad and Rawalpindi for October 28 for similar maintenance and development work.

Islamabad Operation Circle

In Islamabad, outages are scheduled on feeders in Bara Kahu, Murree, Bhurban, Bani Gala and several city sectors, including F-6, F-10, G-6, G-9, I-10 and I-11. Feeders connected to the 132kV G-13 grid station will also be shut down for annual maintenance of its power transformer.

Separately, the 132kV Kahuta City-Plandri, Gangal-DHA Valley and Sangjani-Pir Wadhai transmission lines will be shut down from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM for annual maintenance, with no grid station affected.

Rawalpindi City Operation Circle

In Rawalpindi City, feeders in the Satellite Town, Rawalpindi City and Westridge divisions will face outages from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. No grid station or transmission line maintenance is scheduled in this circle.

Rawalpindi Cantt Operation Circle

In Rawalpindi Cantt, outages are scheduled on feeders in the Mandra, Tariqabad, Rawalpindi Cantt and Rawat divisions. Feeders connected to the 132kV Adyala grid station will also be shut down for annual maintenance of its power transformer.

The 132kV Adyala-DHA/4 circuit will also undergo annual maintenance and protection testing from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with no grid station affected, according to IESCO.

Earlier this month, IESCO warned consumers of temporary power shutdowns in its region.

Questions and answers

When are the power outages scheduled?

Power outages are scheduled for Thursday, October 29, mostly between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM, with some areas affected from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM or up to 4:00 PM.