On Sunday, the Islamabad Electric Supply Company plans to cut electricity in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Chakwal, and other regions to support ongoing development initiatives.
An official representative for IESCO stated that power will be cut on specific feeders for varying durations, depending on the location and the maintenance activities taking place.
Islamabad Circle
Electricity cuts are planned between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM for the CNS Lab, N-LAB-1, O-Lab, CNS-1, PINSTECH-3, Tumair, New Lab-3, Simly Dam, Nilop, PINSTECH Colony, Jhang Syedan, Frash Town, PARR-2, Pehount, Chirah, New Lab-2, PINSTECH-1, Secretariat-III, Secretariat-IV, Jinnah Super, NIC, State Life, Saudi Pak Tower, Stock Exchange, F-7/2, Shamas, F-6/1 (Loop), Babul Islam, PTET, and Parbat Road feeders.
Rawalpindi City Circle
Service will halt from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM on the Qadeer Road and Al-Noor Colony lines. The Tehmasma Abad, Dhoke Hukamdad, Sector 4, and A.P.H.S lines will experience cuts from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Rawalpindi Cantt Circle
Electricity suspensions are set from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM for the Dhoke Farman, Tipu Road, Chaklala, Takbeer-1, Rawalpindi-III, Fauji Foundation Hospital, V.I.P, RCCI-VII, and Humayun Road lines. The New GHQ line will lose power from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Jhelum Circle
Power will be turned off from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM across the F-7 (Kutchery), Abbas Pura, Ajmal Shaheed, Sector-A, Bandral, Sector-C, Sang, and Jarikas lines. The Feeder-B, Feeder-F, Shah Pur, and Mangla Metal lines will see interruptions from noon to 2:00 PM.
Chakwal Circle
The Al-Qaim Mill, Karyala, K.S.M. Unit-3, Mureed, and Bhoun lines will experience outages from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM, while the PAF line stays powerless from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
GSO Circle
The 132KV T-L New Wah-Mustehkam Cement CKT lines face a shutdown spanning 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM, cuts affect the Khanna Dak, Burma, Taramari, Sudhran Road, ISI, Kurri Road, Al-Noor Colony, Waheed Abad, Lehtrar Road, Chatta Bakhtawar, Comsets, CM Pak, Khanna East, Rehara, Ghauri Garden, Khanna-2, Azad Shaheed, Kund Rajgan, Sharif Abad, Park Enclave-1, PHA-1, Isolation Hospital, PHA-2, Khadraper, Waris Haveli, Scheme-1, King Hammad University, Park Enclave-2, IT Park, and UC-2 lines.
The Dheer Kot, Chaman Kot, Dana Express, Dahla, Gujjar Kuhala, Minhasa Sohawa, Numble, Berot, Rangla, Ghaziabad, Komi Kot, Chattar Kalas-1, and Chattar Kalas-2 lines will experience shutdowns from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
According to IESCO, the temporary blackouts allow for construction work such as building flyovers and underpasses, installing new 11kV lines, and widening roads.
The utility expressed regret for the trouble caused to users, noting that the outage timetable sits on its website at www.iesco.com.pk and social media channels. Residents can reach the IESCO help desk at 118 for extra details.
