The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has released a power shutdown schedule for multiple areas in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and linked areas on Monday, August 31.
As per the tweet of IESCO on X, formerly known as Twitter, there will be a power outage on August 31 in Islamabad, Rawalpindi City, Rawalpindi Cantt, Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal at different timings due to safety reasons.
IESCO said that this major electricity shutdown will be carried out due to annual maintenance and construction work in the mentioned areas.
Here is the area-wise schedule, as mentioned by IESCO:
IESCO Shutdown Schedule — 31 August 2026 (Monday)
1. Islamabad Operation Circle
| Sr. No. | Feeder Name | Sub Division | Division | Time | Affected Areas |
| 1 | Rehara | Bara Kahu (U) | Bara Kahu | 6:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Rehara, Kuri Sher, Zong H/Q, Behria Enclave, Isolation Hospital, Mohra Noor |
| 2 | Kurri | Bara Kahu (U) | Bara Kahu | 6:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Mohra Noor, Rehara, Kuri Sher, Zong H/Q, Behria Enclave, Isolation Hospital |
| 3 | CM Pak Zong | Bara Kahu (U) | Bara Kahu | 6:00 AM – 11:00 AM | CM PAK (Independent) |
| 4 | Scheme-2 | Tarlai | Islamabad-I | 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Load will be shifted on 11KV Scheme-1 |
| 5 | Shehzad Town | G-6 | Islamabad-I | 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Rawal Town, Scheme-4, Sohan Vil, CDA Tubewells (Ameen Faheem) |
| 6 | Islamabad Club-I | G-6 | Islamabad-I | 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Banigala, Orchard Scheme, Club Road |
| 7 | Numble | Jheka Gali | Bara Kahu | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Namble, Molia, Kurli, Turch |
| 8 | G-9/4 | G-9 | Islamabad-II | 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM | G-9/4 |
| 9 | FBR | G-9 | Islamabad-II | 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Independent |
| 10 | G-9/2 | G-9 | Islamabad-II | 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM | G-9/2 |
| 11 | Zia Masjid | Rawal | Islamabad-I | 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Zia Masjid & Surroundings |
| 12 | High Way | Khana Dak | Islamabad-I | 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Khana Dak, Ghouri Town, Bilal Town |
| 13 | Iqbal Town | Rawal | Islamabad-I | 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Iqbal Town |
2. RWP Cantt Operation Circle
| Sr. No. | Feeder Name | Sub Division | Division | Time | Affected Areas |
| 1 | Kallar City | Kallar Syedan | Rawat | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Kallar City and surrounding areas |
3. RWP City Operation Circle
| Sr. No. | Feeder Name | Sub Division | Division | Time | Affected Areas |
| 1 | Golra | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Naseerabad, Awan Colony |
| 2 | Azharabad | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Peshawar Road, Pind Paracha |
| 3 | Zarkoon Heights | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Zarkoon Heights |
| 4 | Dk. Sulaiman | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Dk. Sulaiman |
| 5 | Shammas Colony | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | H-13 |
| 6 | Quaid-e-Azam Hospital | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital |
| 7 | Jhangi | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Shaheenabad, Faisal Colony, Jhangi Syedan, Tarnol |
| 8 | CWO | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | CWO |
| 9 | Top City | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Top City |
| 10 | Nogazi | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Nogazi, Dk. Miskeen, Main Fateh Jang Road |
| 11 | Dk. Choudrian | — | Westridge | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Lane No. 04, 05 Range Road |
| 12 | Peshawar Road | Westridge | Westridge | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Peshawar Road Lane No. 04 to 07, Mehbob Lane, Fazalabad |
| 13 | Millatabad | Westridge | Westridge | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Misrial Road, Ilyas Colony, Lane 1, 2, 3 |
| 14 | Cheering Cross | Westridge | Westridge | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Gulnar Colony, Qasim Market, Raja Akram Road, Roomi Lane, Seham Road |
| 15 | NRC | Westridge | Westridge | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Westridge Bazar, Hali Road, Iqbal Road, Churr Chowk Race Course Ground |
| 16 | Askari-XI | Misrial | Westridge | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Askari-XI, Lane No. 10 to 07, St. No. 01 to 14 |
| 17 | EME Complex | Misrial | Westridge | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | EME Complex |
| 18 | Jhangi | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Shaheenabad, Faisal Colony, Jhangi Syedan, Tarnol |
| 19 | P&T Wani | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Jhangi Syedan, Hajderi Chowk |
| 20 | Azharabad | Tarnol | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Peshawar Road, Pind Paracha |
| 21 | Ameer Hamza | Kamalabad | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Dk. Gujran, Ameer Hamza Colony, Chakra Road, Misrial Road |
| 22 | HPT | Kamalabad | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Radio Pak, HPT |
| 23 | Officer Colony | Kamalabad | Westridge | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Officer Colony, Friends Colony, Ameer Hamza Colony |
| 24 | I-14/3 | — | Westridge | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | I-14/1, I-14/2, I-14/3, I-14/4 |
| 25 | Lakhu Road | Seham | Westridge | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Gulshan-e-Khudadad, Kohsar Colony, Razzaq Town, Rehmat Town, Aftab |
| 26 | Range Road | Seham | Westridge | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Mukarram Town, Moh Rajputan, Range Road |
| 27 | Seham | Seham | Westridge | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Usmania Colony, Qadria Colony, Farooqabad |
| 28 | Chakra | Seham | Westridge | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Chistiabad, Muhammadia Colony, Dk. Sada |
| 29 | Affandi Colony | Sadiqabad | Satellite Town | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | S/Abad, Muslim Town, Affandi Colony |
4. Attock Operation Circle
| Sr. No. | Feeder Name | Sub Division | Division | Time | Affected Areas |
| 1 | Millat Colony | Sang Jani | Taxila | 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Tarnol, Millat Colony, Gulshan Colony, Ittifaq Colony |
| 2 | Saifia Town | Sang Jani | Taxila | 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Pind Parrian, Dorray, Roshan Pakistan, Cabinet Division and Saifia Town |
| 3 | Fawara Chowk | Attock City | Attock | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | A.B.C.R Block, City Area, Lorry Area |
| 4 | Hassan Abdal | Hassan Abdal | Taxila | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Khawaja Nagar, Sakhi Nagar, Cadet College and Lorry Base |
| 5 | Bahlot | Margalla | Taxila | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Bahlot, Dhoke Nayan |
| 6 | Ghazi Kohli | Taxila | Taxila | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | New City Phase-I, Losar GT Road |
| 7 | Banbola | Margalla | Taxila | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Banbola |
| 8 | Mushtaq Hussain | Taxila | Taxila | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | GT Road Nawab Abad |
| 9 | Wapda Town | Sang Jani | Taxila | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Wapda Town Society |
5. Jhelum Operation Circle
| Sr. No. | Feeder Name | Sub Division | Division | Time | Affected Areas |
| 1 | Karyala | Rajjar | Jhelum-I | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Chua Jattan, Kotha Karyala, Dhok Karyala, Karyala, Choh Rajgan, Bawli Sharif, Kanyal |
| 2 | Metro City | Rajjar | Jhelum-I | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Metro City Housing Scheme Sarai Alamgir |
| 3 | Grand City | Rajjar | Jhelum-I | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Grand City |
| 4 | Bolani | Rajjar | Jhelum-I | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Bolani, Qasba, Banhora, Qazi Baqir, Chakar, Dandi Darra, Phulrwan, Bhalim, Khod |
| 5 | Pakhwal | Jhelum Rural | Jhelum-II | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Village New Kala Araian, Kantrili, Aima Ladhian, Kiri Afghana, Chak Daulat, Boke |
| 6 | Industrial | Jhelum Rural | Jhelum-II | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Industrial |
| 7 | Kala Base | Jhelum Rural | Jhelum-II | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Village Kala Gujran |
| 8 | Borian | Jhelum Rural | Jhelum-II | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Village Phatiyala, Sukha, Mora Karim Bakhash, Shamas Pur, Chak Jamal, Dhanyala, Borian |
| 9 | Chip Board | Jhelum Rural | Jhelum-II | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Kala Gujran Ehsan Road |
| 10 | Chak Daulat | Jhelum Rural | Jhelum-II | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Village Kotli Allah Yar, Chak Khasa, Kharala, Chontra, Kala Dew, Phakhwal |
| 11 | Jakkar | Jhelum Rural | Jhelum-II | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Village Ranja Mera, Matiyal, Jakkar, Mona Pind, Chak Behram, Sheikh Qureshian |
6. Chakwal Operation Circle
| Sr. No. | Feeder Name | Sub Division | Division | Time | Affected Areas |
| 1 | Shah pur Syedan | Khanpur | Dhudial | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Chabbar Syedan, Said Pur, Chak Jharray, Dhoke Syedan, Chak Kharak, Chumbi Sadqal |
| 2 | Khanpur | Khanpur | Dhudial | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Khanpur, Sohawa, Diwalian, Chak Baqar Shah |
| 3 | Jhand Khan Zada | Khanpur | Dhudial | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Jhand Khanzada, Jand Faiz Ullah |
| 4 | Daultala | Daultala | Dhudial | 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Daultala, Adra Usman Zada, Kumb Ilyas, Natha Chater, Dk. Bahader, Chak Madari |
| 5 | Akwal | Talagang Rural | Talagang | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Akwal, Maho Awanabad, Mohib Haider Town, Muhammadabad, Mianwali Road TLG |
| 6 | Bilalabad | Talagang Rural | Talagang | 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Bilalabad, Mohajhta, DK Shatal, DK Graykel, Madrasa Zahoor-ul-Islam, DK Thali, Sagar |
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