The Karachi Water and Sewerage Company (KWSC) stated on Sunday that town was going through a shortfall of 54 million gallons per day (MGD) after electrical energy provide to North East Karachi Pumping Station was disrupted as a consequence of a fault in Okay-Electrical’s major cable.
It additionally warned that this shortfall may enhance if the cable was not repaired.
The KWSC’s newest announcement got here a day after an emergency energy shutdown on the Dhabeji Pumping Station disrupted the water provide to a number of components of town.
“Electrical energy provide by Okay-Electrical (KE) to North East Karachi (NEK) Pumping Station was abruptly suspended at 3:27am on Might 31, 2026. Because of this, Okay-II pumping station’s operations had been affected, and the water provide system was additionally partially affected,” KWSC stated in an announcement.
The assertion added that KE despatched a technical workforce after being contacted by the KWSC.
“KE officers confirmed that the ability provide was lower off as a consequence of a fault in the primary cable supplying electrical energy to the Okay-II pumping station,” it stated, including that KE had made “various preparations on an emergency foundation”.
Later, backfeed was offered to the Okay-II pumping station via the Okay-III feeder, as a consequence of which the electrical energy provide was partially restored at 5:50 am.
“Nevertheless, as a consequence of restricted capability, the pumping operation couldn’t be absolutely restored,” KWSC stated, indicating the potential for additional scarcity if the fault was not repaired “instantly and completely”.
“The scarcity could have an effect on the water provide schedule in several areas of town,” KWSC stated.
“KWSC has demanded that KE take emergency measures to restore the fault,” the assertion learn, including that KWSC was monitoring the scenario and using all accessible sources to revive the water provide.
Daybreak reached out to KE spokesperson Imran Rana for a touch upon the matter, however there was no speedy response.
In the meantime, Karachi has entered the second month of a extreme water disaster that has affected giant components of the metropolis, leaving 1000’s of households depending on water tankers and personal suppliers.
For a lot of residents, acquiring water has develop into a day by day problem. Lengthy queues for tankers, dry faucets and rising water prices have added to the difficulties confronted by households already burdened by skyrocketing inflation.
The continued disaster started in late March and continued as a consequence of a mix of things, together with main pipeline leaks, bursts in transmission traces, energy outages at pumping stations and technical faults affecting town’s water provide system. Because of this, regular water distribution has remained disrupted in lots of areas for weeks.
