𝙊𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧 13 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜?

 

A few pieces of Pakistan, chiefly Sindh, Punjab, and Balochistan, were left without power after a shortcoming was distinguished in the public network's southern transmission framework keep going week on October 13.

It took the specialists a few hours to reestablish the transmission framework across Pakistan and the power supply got back to ordinary nearly 24 hours after the fact.

Following this, the Public Transmission and Despatch Organization (NTDC) framed a council to test the explanations for the "fractional power outage".

A four-part council was shaped with NDTC's Head supervisor (Specialized) Lahore Muhammad Mustafa as its convener. At the same time, General, Director (AM) North Lahore Anwar Ahmed Khan, Boss Designer (TSG) North Lahore Muhammad Ijaz Khan, and Boss Architect (Overpowered) NPCC Islamabad Muhammad Zakaria Part were individuals.

A handout from the Power Division Wednesday said that the NTDC's committee has determined the reasons behind the blackout and the Ministry of Energy is taking immediate disciplinary action in light of the report.

The statement mentioned the following reasons:

• The first reason for the blackout is the nondurable and sub-standard work done on Tower No 26 of Karachi's nuclear power plants K-2 and K-three three years ago — in 2019.
• The failure of the delivery system calls into question the quality of the equipment used in 2019 and the efficiency of the workers. The connectors used on it were not made for the transmission line but were modified and used for this temporary interconnection.
• The project team used 25-year-old dilapidated conductors in 2019 at Tower No. 26, 26-A, and 27.
• In 2019, despite the sensitivity of nuclear power plants, it was not regularly repaired and maintained as per the prescribed standards.

'Atomic Energy Commission not responsible for installation, maintenance of transmission system'

In response to the inquiry report related to last week's blackout, the spokesperson of the Atomic Energy Commission issued a clarification and said that the commission was not responsible for the transmission of electricity, adding that installing and repairing the transmission grids was the job of the NTDC.

He added that the breakdown of the transmission line adversely affected the K2 and K3 plants, adding that the impression of sub-standard repair of K2 and K3 in the media reports is not "at all correct". 

"The safety and maintenance of our nuclear power plants are of the highest standard. And it is not related to the transmission line," the spokesperson added.