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KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) said on Saturday that K-Electric (KE) is carrying out a scheduled technical shutdown at the Gharo grid transmission facility, suspending power supply to the Gharo Pumping Station.<\/strong><\/p>\n According to a KWSC spokesperson, the shutdown began at 10:30am and power supply is expected to remain suspended until 7pm.<\/p>\n The spokesperson said technical work was under way at the Gharo grid transmission facility, resulting in the suspension of electricity to the pumping station.<\/p>\n The Gharo Pumping Station is expected to remain non-operational for around 11 hours due to the power shutdown, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n The temporary electricity suspension is expected to reduce Karachi\u2019s water supply by around 30 million gallons, the KWSC said.<\/p>\n The corporation currently supplies around 650 million gallons of water to the city daily. Despite the shutdown, it said around 620 million gallons of water would be supplied on Saturday.<\/p>\n The spokesperson said the temporary power outage would partially affect water supplies to Bin Qasim, Shah Faisal, PNS Mehran, PAF Base Faisal and Karsaz.<\/p>\n Water supply will return to normal once electricity to the Gharo Pumping Station is restored, the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n Earlier, on September 14, 2026, a power breakdown at the Dhabeji Pumping Station resulted in a 17-hour outage and caused a shortage of around 198 million gallons of water in Karachi, according to the KWSC.<\/p>\n Residents in several parts of the city faced disruptions in water supply following the power outage at the pumping station.<\/p>\n Dhabeji is Karachi\u2019s primary water intake point and relies heavily on an uninterrupted power supply. Power outages at the facility can cause immediate disruptions to the city\u2019s water distribution system.<\/p>\n A K-Electric spokesperson had said a fire in bushes near the pumping station had caused a cable fault.<\/p>\n Separately, the KWSC and Frontier Works Organization (FWO) recently signed an agreement for the construction of a dedicated pipeline to supply water to the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) from Dumlotee on the outskirts of Karachi.<\/p>\n Speaking at the signing ceremony, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab said the new pipeline would provide additional water to the city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nPower breakdown halts 10 pumps supplying water to Karachi<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Previous Dhabeji outage<\/h2>\n
Dumlotee pipeline project<\/h2>\n