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India-Pakistan
Darkness covers Karachi due to failure of grid stations
2009-07-08
[Geo News] The hustle and bustle of life has been adversely hit by the breakdown occurred in many grid stations besides breakage of many high tension electric wires here in Karachi, leaving the metropolis covered with darkness on Tuesday, Geo news reported. People, having been suffered too much, have been sick of continuous power failures meanwhile, KESC has been carrying out load shedding for two to three hours after every alternative hour while cable faults have also added oil to the fire. According to KESC sources, the WAPDA is providing the required electricity to it but owing to flaws in KESC's own power generation units due to technical faults, it is unable to meet the metropolis electricity needs. KESC is entirely dependent upon electricity being produced by WAPDA and Gas, which has failed so far to end electricity crisis here in Karachi, KESC sources added. The electricity impasse has also disappointed the traders and businessmen as their businesses have come to halt, traders' sources said.
Posted by:Fred

#6  I haven't seen "Redi Killowatt" in years.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2009-07-08 16:38  

#5  Looking at the the world nighttime map, nuclear weapons aren't the only thing Pakistan has in common with North Korea.
Posted by: ed   2009-07-08 16:04  

#4  Foster would be proud
Posted by: Frank G   2009-07-08 15:56  

#3  we could point out that "nukes" could power the grid... heh...
Posted by: 3dc   2009-07-08 10:01  

#2  Yeah, but they have nukes. That's the important thing.
Posted by: Fred   2009-07-08 05:04  

#1  In case there is any doubt which side of the LOC the story is about this story is in GEO Pakistan.
Posted by: tipover   2009-07-08 01:55  

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