Investigation Committee
The Federal Ministry of Energy announced in a statement that a major failure in the electricity network caused Power outage nationwide "to lose frequencies; Which caused a major malfunction. And there is quick work to fix the network".
And quickly, the Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, ordered the formation of a high-level committee to investigate the cause of the collapse of the network, and directed the restoration of electricity immediately.
frequent crisis
• The generation and distribution network suffered from 8 major faults at the level Pakistan the past nine years.
• In 2014 and 2017, outages across the country were caused by a failure at the Tarbella power station, while fog and frequency change were blamed for the failures in 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
• Last October, I was exposed Karachi Hyderabad, Sukkur, Quetta and Faisalabad due to power outages.
Pakistan has been suffering from energy shortages for a long time, but its problems in this field have been exacerbated by the rise in global energy prices due to the war in Ukraine.
Oil shortage and stability
Pakistani political analyst, Jawad Rana, describes what happened as "Technical problem" At a time when Pakistan suffers from a shortage of oil supplies needed to generate electric power, which could destabilize the country.
Rana gives examples, that the government may have to accept harsh conditions of the International Monetary Fund in order to obtain the loan it requires to pay for energy imports; Which means more inflation and pressure on the budget.
Pakistan is witnessing a severe economic crisis, including the decline in foreign reserves, which have reached a state of emergency, according to Rana "Things seem to be getting worse, and we don’t know what the events of the coming weeks will look like".
The political analyst calls on the government to call for early elections to end the political tension; Thus attracting investors, saying that "Political uncertainty is fertile ground for the economic problems the country has been experiencing since last year"Referring to the sharp differences between the government and the opposition led by the former prime minister Imran Khan.
Government action
For its part, the government took a step forward, in agreement with Russia on the import of oil and gas.
A joint Pakistani-Russian statement, Friday, stated that Islamabad Oil and gas imports from Moscow will start next March, with guarantee terms "Mutual economic benefit" for both parties.
And the government of Pakistan announced in early December that Russia had agreed to export oil to it at a reduced price.
Internet and phone outages
- The Ministry of Energy in Pakistan stated that the power outages affected factories, schools and hospitals in all major cities.
- Mobile and internet services were also affected and the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) in a statement directed the companies to ensure services by refueling generators at maximum number of affected locations.
- On the Internet level, NetBlocks reported that its network data showed a significant drop in Internet access.
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In the estimation of a Pakistani political analyst who spoke to “Sky News Arabia”, the government may be forced to accept “harsh” conditions from International Monetary Fund During its negotiations with him to obtain a loan to import the country’s energy needs; Which may lead to an increase in inflation and political tension.
Investigation Committee
The Federal Ministry of Energy announced in a statement that a major failure in the electricity network caused Power outage Nationwide “to lose frequencies, causing a major outage. Rapid work is underway to fix the network.”
And quickly, the Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, ordered the formation of a high-level committee to investigate the cause of the collapse of the network, and directed the restoration of electricity immediately.
frequent crisis
• The generation and distribution network suffered from 8 major faults at the level Pakistan the past nine years.
• In 2014 and 2017, outages across the country were caused by a failure at the Tarbella power station, while fog and frequency change were blamed for the failures in 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
• Last October, I was exposed Karachi Hyderabad, Sukkur, Quetta and Faisalabad due to power outages.
Pakistan has been suffering from energy shortages for a long time, but its problems in this field have been exacerbated by the rise in global energy prices due to the war in Ukraine.
Oil shortage and stability
Pakistani political analyst, Jawad Rana, describes what happened as a “technical problem” at a time when Pakistan suffers from a shortage of oil supplies needed to generate electric power, which could destabilize the country.
Rana gives examples, that the government may have to accept harsh conditions of the International Monetary Fund in order to obtain the loan it requires to pay for energy imports; Which means more inflation and pressure on the budget.
Pakistan is witnessing a severe economic crisis, including the decline in foreign reserves that have reached a state of emergency, according to Rana, who expects that “things seem to be going for the worse, and we do not know what the events will look like in the coming weeks.”
The political analyst calls on the government to call for early elections to end the political tension; And thus attracted investors, saying that “the state of political uncertainty is a fertile ground for the economic problems that the country has been witnessing since last year,” referring to the sharp differences between the government and the opposition led by the former prime minister. Imran Khan.
Government action
For its part, the government took a step forward, in agreement with Russia on the import of oil and gas.
A joint Pakistani-Russian statement, Friday, stated that Islamabad Oil and gas imports from Moscow will start next March, on terms that guarantee “mutual economic benefit” for both parties.
And the government of Pakistan announced in early December that Russia had agreed to export oil to it at a reduced price.
Internet and phone outages
- The Ministry of Energy in Pakistan stated that the power outages affected factories, schools and hospitals in all major cities.
- Mobile and internet services were also affected and the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) in a statement directed the companies to ensure services by refueling generators at maximum number of affected locations.
- On the Internet level, NetBlocks reported that its network data showed a significant drop in Internet access.