Massive Power Outage Sweeps Pakistan After National Power Grid Breakdown

New Delhi: A massive power blackout hit Pakistan early Sunday morning as several cities and towns across the nation plunged into darkness. As per reports, the major outage was caused by a fault in southern Pakistan at 11:41 pm local time on Saturday (1841 GMT), Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan tweeted. “The fault tripped the transmission system of the country… leading to the shutdown of power plants,” Khan said. Also Read - Ex Pakistan Diplomat Claims India Killed 300 Terrorists in Balakot Airstrike

Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said the frequency in the power distribution system suddenly dropped from 50 to zero, causing the blackout. “We are trying to ascertain what caused the drop in frequency, Ayub said.

Initial reports suggest there was a fault in the Guddu power plant in Sindh province at 11.41 pm, the Energy Ministry tweeted.