Power surge caused Pakistan grid crash, plunging millions into darkness
Islamabad, Pakistan/Singapore Reuters Pakistan’s generators produced more power than was required on Monday, causing voltage fluctuations that culminated in a system collapse that plunged 220 million people into darkness, an internal government document reviewed by Reuters showed. Complete grid failures are rare, and operators of modern grids count local shocks from integration of renewable energy […]
Pakistan begins restoring power after second major grid breakdown in months
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan’s government began restoring power to millions of people on Monday after a breakdown in the grid triggered the worst electricity outage in months and highlighted the weak infrastructure of the heavily indebted nation. An inquiry has been launched into the outage, which began at around 7:00am local time and has so […]