Overview
- A sudden outage at 6:35 a.m. Sunday shut two pumps in Dhabeji’s second phase and sharply reduced discharge on Line No. 5, the water utility said.
- Officials warned Karachi could face a shortage of nearly 100 million gallons per day until full operations resume.
- Repair teams were deployed on an emergency basis, and authorities urged residents to conserve water while work continues.
- The facility’s dependence on uninterrupted electricity has produced repeated disruptions, including a 36-hour K-III shutdown on November 5 due to a cable fault.
- Earlier this year, a January power outage and pipeline bursts cut about 100 MGD and a late-June three-day electricity loss led to roughly a 350 MGD deficit, highlighting chronic maintenance vulnerabilities.