The IESCO electricity outage schedule for 2026 has been officially announced to facilitate essential maintenance, system upgrades, and infrastructure development across multiple regions. Islamabad Electric Supply Company officials stated that temporary power suspensions are part of routine preventive measures aimed at improving grid stability, enhancing safety, and ensuring long-term reliability. Consumers are advised to review the affected areas and plan accordingly.
Scheduled outages are not emergency failures but are planned to upgrade aging infrastructure, prevent unexpected breakdowns, and maintain safe operations for maintenance crews. Most outages will occur between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM, with some feeders operating from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, or 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, depending on the workload at individual feeders and grid stations.
In the Islamabad Circle, feeders such as Kund Rajgan, Scheme-II, King Hammad, and Chatta Bakhtawar will experience temporary power suspensions. In Rawalpindi City Circle, affected areas include F-Block, B-Block, Khurram Colony, Al-Noor Colony, Farooq-e-Azam, and several others. Rawalpindi Cantt Circle will also see outages across Kashmir Road, Adamjee Road, Mecca Chowk, Car Chowk, Model Town, Park View, Girja-1, Kahuta City-II, Chowk Pindori, Ghazan Khan, Dhoke Awan, and Tipu Road feeders.
Attock Circle will have planned suspensions mainly between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM, with some areas experiencing outages from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Key feeders include Bhoi Gar, Salargah, Saifiya Town, Millat Colony, Small Industrial Estate, Burhan, Hazro, Attock Rural, Fateh Jang, Attock Cantt, Sangjani, Shah Allah Ditta, Gulshan-e-Sehat, Paswal, and Darya Sharif.
Chakwal Circle will see outages in Bhoun, Balkassar, Millat Chowk, Main Bazar, Dandot, Katas, Lilla Town, P.D. Khan, Kot Sarang, Dhok Pathan, and Jalal Pur, while Jhelum Circle feeders such as F-7 (Kutchery), New Cantt Jhelum, Mangla Cantt, Dina-4 City, Karoli, Baba Shaheed, and Qazian will also be affected. In the GSO Circle, staggered shutdowns will impact areas like Galf City, NIC, TNT, Angori, Model Town, Dhoke Awan, Layyer Colony, Morgah, Brot Gala, Khoi Ratta City, Seri, Dana Behal, Sowan, Park View, Zaraj-1, and Walyat Complex.
To minimize inconvenience during the IESCO electricity outage schedule, residents and businesses should charge mobile devices and power banks, back up important data, arrange alternative lighting, and schedule operations outside outage hours. While these outages may temporarily disrupt daily routines, they are necessary for improving power delivery consistency, safety, and efficiency across the affected regions.
