IESCO Announces Scheduled Power Shutdown Across Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock and Chakwal

The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has announced scheduled power outages across Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock and Chakwal in connection with annual system maintenance and construction and development work, according to a company announcement reported by local media. The disruption is expected to affect dozens of areas served by the utility.

Most of the affected feeders will remain shut from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, while a smaller number will be closed from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM, meaning some consumers face interruptions lasting up to seven hours. In Islamabad, feeders scheduled for the 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM window include Islamabad Club-I, Banigala, G-6, Sports Complex, F-6/1, G-8 Markaz, Khanna Dak, Service Road East, Tumair, E-8 Navy, G-9/3, I-8/3, I-11/2, New Exchange, Old United, Golra-II, Services, NIH, Mohra Noor, Company Bagh, TDCP, PAF, MCM, Tret and Kotli Sattian.

In the Rawalpindi City Circle, the Qadeer Road and KRL feeders will be shut from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM. A longer list of feeders will be affected from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, including BBH, Quaid-e-Azam Hospital, Cobe Line, Commercial Centre, B-Block, Shakrial, AFOHS, Al-Noor Colony, Qayyumabad, Gangal, A Block, Fauji Colony, Muslimabad, Iqbal Road-II, Tehmasma Abad, Major Masood, Gawalmandi, Bagh Sardaran, Zeeshan Colony, Kiyani Road, New Race Course, Capt Amir Shaheed, G-15, G-15/1, G-15/4, Seham, Range Road, Chakra, Benazir Bhutto S and CDL Colony.

Several areas under the Rawalpindi Cantt Circle will also experience outages from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. These include Fauji Foundation Hospital, Mehboob Shaheed, RIC, Gracy Line, Takbeer-1, New GHQ, Kashmir Road, Maj Muhammad Hanif, Sep Ibrar Hussain, Ghumti, New Kalyam, Bhair Kalyal, Nishan-e-Haider, Mahoota, Gaggan, Fazal Ahmed Shaheed, Chehan, Chountra, Rajjar, SPD, SPF, Arsalan Poultry, Rangers Complex, HESCOL, SKY-47, Paryal, Askari-VII and Rose Lane.

In the Attock Circle, the Khan Abad, Bahtar Morh and Kashif Gul feeders will remain shut from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM, while additional feeders in the region will face interruptions from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM as part of the same maintenance programme.

IESCO advised consumers connected to the affected feeders to plan accordingly for the interruption. Scheduled shutdowns of this kind are carried out to allow the utility to upgrade infrastructure and carry out repair work safely, though they can disrupt households, hospitals, commercial establishments and educational institutions in the affected areas.