Karachi faces shortage of 54 MGD of water after electricity supply to NEK Pumping Station suspended: KWSC

The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) said on Sunday that the city was facing a shortfall of 54 million gallons per day (MGD) after electricity supply to North East Karachi Pumping Station was disrupted due to a fault in K-Electric’s main cable.

It also warned that this shortfall could increase if the cable was not repaired.

The KWSC’s latest announcement came a day after an emergency power shutdown at the Dhabeji Pumping Station disrupted the water supply to several parts of the city.

“Electricity supply by K-Elecctric to North East Karachi (NEK) Pumping Station was abruptly suspended at 3:27am on May 31, 2026. As a result, K-II pumping station’s operations were affected, and the water supply system was also partly affected,” KWSC said in a statement.

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