New Delhi [India], August 28: DG sets are widely used in the industrial and commercial sectors in Delhi-NCR, especially during power outages, providing a crucial backup power source. However, these sets contribute significantly to the alarming air pollution levels in the region. The emission
Bodies in the morgues are also decomposing as prolonged power outages have left them without refrigeration, the group said. There is also no medical staff left, leaving the corpses “exposed and untreated.”
The incident occurred when the doctors were conducting operations and they had to use torch and other ways to complete the procedures. A video clip showing the surgeons doing operation in dimlight later went viral on social media.
The faltering national electrical grid of Iraq has been impacted by a fire at a power plant and many explosions as temperatures climb in the country, Al Jazeera reported.
Multiple areas of Karachi are undergoing power outages as at least 119 K-Electric (KE) feeders have tripped after the port city received monsoon rains, ARY News reported.
The Awami Action Committee (AAC) held protest demonstrations in Skardu town of Gilgit-Baltistan as power outages have become a regular affair in the region.
Amid the heavy monsoon rains splashing over the different regions of Pakistan, nationwide power outages have averaged around 10 to 12 hours a day on Friday, according to The Express Tribune.
The massive damage to transformers due to an overloaded power transmission and distribution system caused a huge financial loss to several power distribution companies (Discos), especially the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco), in Punjab, according to official sources.
People in Pakistan have to face multifaceted chronic problems when it comes to power supply. Their suffering continues unabated in the winter and summer seasons.
Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) said that high instances of power outages in Odisha were because the electricity supply networks were damaged due to the Nor'wester.