{"id":85405,"date":"2026-10-07T23:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T23:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/85405"},"modified":"2026-10-07T23:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T23:24:19","slug":"iesco-announces-power-shutdown-scheduled-for-8-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/85405","title":{"rendered":"IESCO announces power shutdown scheduled for 8 October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has announced a temporary power shutdown in several areas of Rawalpindi on Thursday, 8 October 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the announcement, electricity supply will be suspended from 08:00 AM to 12:00 PM in areas served by the following feeders in the Rawalpindi City Circle: Millatabad, D.K. Chaudharyan, Peshawar Road, Askari-XI and COB Lane.<\/p>\n<p>IESCO said the temporary interruption is linked to ongoing district development projects and is intended to facilitate the timely completion of work being undertaken by the district administration.<\/p>\n<p>The company also apologized to consumers for the disruption and said the shutdowns were necessary to support development work.<\/p>\n<p id=\"body_text\">IESCO was formed in 1998 to take over the assets, functions and responsibilities of the erstwhile Islamabad Area Electricity Board, which was then a division of WAPDA.<\/p>\n<p id=\"body_text\">The power company\u2019s\u00a0 core function is to supply, distribute and sell power (electricity) in the area from Attock to Jhelum, and from the river Indus to River Neelum in Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>It services 4.2 million consumers directly, but touches the lives of more than 25 mln people living in the 6 districts its services.<\/p>\n<p>IESCO committed to providing leadership in sustainable development and incorporating sustainability principles and identifying alternative and sustainable courses of action to minimize its environmental impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/iesco-announces-power-shutdown-scheduled-for-8-october\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has announced a temporary power shutdown in several areas of Rawalpindi on Thursday, 8 October 2026. According to the announcement, electricity supply will be suspended from 08:00 AM to 12:00 PM in areas served by the following feeders in the Rawalpindi City Circle: Millatabad, D.K. Chaudharyan, Peshawar Road, Askari-XI and COB Lane. 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