Staff Reporter :
The Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) claimed to have restored power supply to all feeders across Balochistan on Tuesday morning after a major power outage across Pakistan. The Spokesman of QESCO said the technical staff of the company has made hectic efforts to ensure the restoration of the power supply to all feeders from the national feeder. Major power breakdowns across the country also severely affected routine life in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan.
“In Quetta, power supply has been completely restored”, the spokesman said in a statement issued to the press. However, people complained about the power outages and unannounced load shedding in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan. They have criticized the QESCO for its failure to restore the power supply despite repeated promises and announcements. “No power supply since yesterday”, Shaukat Ali, a shopkeeper in the heart of Quetta claimed.
Routine life was also badly paralyzed the power supply was abruptly suspended from the national grid station on Monday. All major cities of the country plunged into darkness after the major power breakdown that paralyzed the whole official system. “We are investigating this major power breakdown”, Khurram Dastagir, the Federal Minister for Power said.
In rural Balochistan, the QESCO is already observing more than 15 hours of long load shedding. Most of the people in rural Balochistan have accused the QESCO of depriving them of power supply. “We are accustomed to these power outages”, Shamsullah, a resident of Pishin claimed. He said the QESCO officials only visit their village to collect bills and they are least bothered about the sufferings of the masses.
The charge was vehemently denied by the QESCO officials and they accused the tube well owners and domestic consumers of not paying their bills. “We are tired of issuing notices to the consumers but they are not ready to pay their bills”, Engineer Karim Jamali, the Chief Executive of the QESCO claimed.
