Utility company Pacific Gas and Electric said the storm system "exceeded all expectations," damaging electric infrastructure and knocking out power to thousands. The company said its crews are working as quickly as possible to assess equipment damaged by the storm.
Chairman of the Shinkiari Traders' Association Alamgir Shah, said: "Our businesses are already suffering from record inflation and are badly hit by the daylong load-shedding as well to our misery."
In Gilgit Baltistan, many residents including women gathered at the intersection and blocked Shahrah-i-Quaid-i-Azam to protest up to 22 hours of daily power outages in their area.
Locals at Chitral in Peshawar protested against power outages and dilapidated conditions of roads in their district on Sunday, the Dawn reported, adding that the protesters claimed that the government had not paid attention to their demands.
Ahead of approaching winter, residents of Kabul expressed concerns over the power shortages as they complained of getting only seven to eight hours of electricity every day. Kabul residents said they are living miserable lives as the authorities in the country do not pay heed to frequent pow
Florida [US], September 30 (ANI): Following a landfall on Wednesday, Hurricane Ian has caused severe destruction across the US State of Florida, leaving more than 2.5 million homes and businesses without power, media reports said.
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI): Amid a continuing onslaught of the coronavirus, power shortages caused by record heatwaves have hit hard China's manufacturing sector as activity remained in contraction and the outlook remained bleak.
Quetta [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Amid devastating floods across Pakistan and frequent power outages, the internet and mobile services in Balochistan were restored on Friday after hours of suspension, the country's telecommunication regulator, Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) said. The cou
Beijing [China], August 24 (ANI): China has been witnessing heatwave-caused droughts, heavy rainfalls, power outages, and supply chain disturbances resulting in a serious impact on China's economy, owing to anti-environment policies for decades.