IESCO: 5 Cities Will Be Up to 8 Hours Without Electricity on 7 November

In practice, the Islamabad Electric Supply Firm (IESCO) will suspend electricity in parts of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal on Saturday, November 7, with some areas going without power for up to 8 hours.

Key points

• Shaheed Millat F-6/4, second source of EO Computer Center, Streets 49, 51, 55 and Aga Khan Road F-6/4 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.
• Pir Sohawa Sangra, Pir Sohawa, Dinha, Ferozepur, Gokina, Talhar, Kotla, Nila Butto, Pakshi, Barkot 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.
• F-8/2 F-8/3 Streets 11 to 17 and 65 to 69 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.
• Mehfooz Shaheed / Shahzad Town Rawal Town, Scheme-4, Sohan Village, CDA Tubewells (Ameen Faheem) 8: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.
• Minister Enclave Minister Colony, Strategic Studies, FO Academy F-5, Judges Colony, CDA Headquarters 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

According to the shutdown schedule shared by IESCO, most 11kV feeders will stay off from 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM for annual maintenance, construction and development work, and grid transformer upkeep. The longest outage is in Rawalpindi Cantt, where the New GHQ feeder will remain off from 9: 00 AM to 5: 00 PM.

For context, a number of other feeders will additionally run longer than the standard five-hour window. In Rawalpindi City, the KRL Complex feeder is scheduled from 7: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. While maintenance on the Nilore-Bahria Enclave 132kV transmission line is listed from 9: 00 AM to 4: 00 PM, in Islamabad, construction-related feeders covering Bani Gala, Ghauri Town, Sohan and related areas will be off from 8: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. In Attock, multiple construction feeders and the Sanjwal-Attock transmission circuit additionally stretch to concerning seven hours.

IESCO has apologized for the inconvenience and asked consumers for cooperation. The same maintenance program additionally cut power throughout the region on November 4 and November 3.

In Islamabad, outages cover Nilore, Tarlai, Bara Kahu, Murree, Jhika Gali and Patriata, along with sectors including D-12, F-6, F-8, G-6, G-7, G-9, G-10, G-11, G-13, H-9, H-11, I-9, I-10 and I-11. Construction work feeders run from 8: 00 AM, and the 132kV F-6 grid station has a shorter midday window. Feeder Affected Areas Timing.

Athal Athal, Naval, Village Bagwa 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. ISI ISI (independent) 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. Shakarparian Shakarparian whole area 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Pak China Center Pak China Friendship Centre 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

CDA Flat Melody Market, G-6/2, G-6/1-4 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

PHA Flat G-7/2, G-8/4, G-7/1, PHA block 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. Waris Valley Waris Haveli 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. UC-2 UC-2, Khanna Dak 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

G-10/4 G-10/4 area 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Int School H-9 Sector, American School 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

I-10/4 Sector I-10/4 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

G-13/4 Ext G-13/4 Extension 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. D-12/Markaz D-12 Markaz 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Shah Pur Shahpur, Samarzar, Garden Villas, Sanobar City, Gorakhpur, Daghal 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Firm Bagh Bansara Street, Tirat and Ghor Street 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Barrian Ratti Gali, Sawar Gali, Kalli Matti, Barrian 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

TDCP From Topa to Patriata Topa 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

PAF Kashmir Point to PAF Lower Topa 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. MCM Military College 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Balawara Balawara, Dir Kot and Bhan 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. Jinnah Avenue Jinnah Avenue 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Saudi Tower Saudi Pak Tower and Tariq Aziz House 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. Gulshan-e-Jinnah Gulshan-e-Jinnah 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Minister Enclave Minister Colony, Strategic Studies, FO Academy F-5, Judges Colony, CDA Headquarters 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. Stock Exchange Stock Exchange 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

New Marvi G-7/2, G-7/3-1 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Railway Carriage Factory Carriage Factory 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

New I-10/1 Sector I-10/1 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. Phulgran Phulgran 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Park View Park View Society 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. Navy-1 Navy-1 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Islamabad Club-1 Bani Gala, Orchard Scheme, Club Road 8: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. Islamabad Club-2 Islamabad Club 8: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Mehfooz Shaheed / Shahzad Town Rawal Town, Scheme-4, Sohan Village, CDA Tubewells (Ameen Faheem) 8: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. Filtration Plant Filtration Plant 8: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Pandoria Pandoria, Alcheme Town, Mind Bazaar Pandoria, Ashraf Town 8: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Scheme-1 Scheme-I, Scheme-II and Green Avenue 8: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Orchard Scheme Margalla Town Phase I and II, Orchard Scheme 8: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. CDA Pump CDA Pump 8: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Service Road East Ghauri Town Phase VIP, 1, 2 and 3 8: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Koral Koral Chowk, Ghauri Town Phase 5, 5A, 4B and 5B 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

UC Road Ghauri Town Phase 5, 4A and 5B, UC Road 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM.

Khana East Ghauri Town Phase 4A and 5, Madina Town 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM. Islamabad 132kV F-6 Grid Station.

These feeders will be off for power transformer maintenance at the F-6 grid station. Feeder Affected Areas Timing. Jinnah Avenue Blue Area 11: 00 AM to 1: 00 PM.

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