Rawalpindi, linked areas to face load shedding on November 13

The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has issued a load shedding schedule for Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and linked areas on Friday, November 13.

As per the officials, there will be a power suspension in Islamabad, Rawalpindi Cantt, and Rawalpindi City today.

The department has reasoned the power outage to annual maintenance and construction work at the specific locations mentioned in the notification.

The IESCO has also shared the load shedding schedule on X, here is the schedule issued by the electricity supply department.

1. Rawalpindi City Operation Circle

Construction and development work

No.

Feeder

Affected areas

1

WASA

Halli Water Works, Saidpur Road

2

A-Block

A Block, Dhok Paracha, C Block, Murree Road and surrounding areas

3

F-Block

E Block, Saidpur Road, New Paraha

132kV I-10 Grid Station — Annual maintenance

Shutdown: 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM (3 hours)

No.

Feeder

Affected areas

4

New PTN

I-9/2 Industrial Area

5

Muhammadi Chowk

Khayaban-e-Sir Syed, Sector 3 and Sector 4

6

Ameen Town

Sector I and Sector II and surrounding areas

7

I-10/1

Sector I-10/1

8

Floor Mill-1

Streets 06 and 07, Main Road towards Railway Line, I-10/3 Islamabad

9

Floor Mill-2

Streets 01, 02, 08 and 09, I-10/3 Islamabad

Note: The Rawalpindi City notice lists no 11kV feeder annual maintenance shutdowns. The listed interruptions relate to construction work and I-10 grid station maintenance.

2. Jhelum Operation Circle

132kV R.B. Mangla Grid Station — Annual maintenance

No.

Feeder

Affected areas

1

Gaddari

Gadari, Mangla, Romli, Sanata, Chani, Dhok Bahl, Dabal, Dhok Deri, Panchwar

  • Subdivision: Mangla

  • Division: Rajjar

  • Maintenance: 132kV R.B. Mangla Grid Station, Power Transformer T-2 (10/13 MVA)

3. Attock Operation Circle

Construction and development work

Shutdown: 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM (7 hours)

No.

Feeder

Subdivision

Affected areas

1

Bahatar Morr

Wah Cantt

Bahtar Mor

2

Kashif Gul

Wah Cantt

Bahter Mor, Sadat Colony, Sharif Hospital, Wah Villa

3

Col. Sher Khan

Wah Cantt

GT Road, Convent School, Ahmed Nagar, Gattia Road

4

Ahmed Nagar

Hassan Abdal

Mizar Colony, Dhoke Awan, Ahmed Nagar

 

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