Loadshedding increases as KESC runs out of furnace oil

Men are silhouetted while they walking through a market during a power outage in Karachi. KESC ran out of furnace oil on Sunday, due to which electricity in the industrial areas has been suspended since 12 hours. – Reuters (File Photo)

KARACHI: The Karachi Electric Supply Company on Sunday ran out of furnace oil due to which electricity in the industrial areas has been suspended since 12 hours, DawnNews reported.
Loadshedding period in the residential areas is also expected to rise.
According to a KESC spokesman, the organisation had paid Rs.35 crore in advance for the furnace oil, however, that has finished. Therefore, it was reported that the industrial areas in Karachi have no electricity since 1am.
The spokesman said that if furnace oil is not obtained immediately, power outages will also increase in the residential areas.