K-Electric Extends Loadshedding to Over 150 Karachi Feeders, Cuts Reach 15 Hours

K-Electric extended loadshedding to more than 150 feeders in Karachi that were previously exempt from scheduled power cuts, with interruptions in several neighbourhoods stretching to between 12 and 15 hours, ANI News reported on October 25, 2026.

K-Electric's Revised Load Management Schedule

Under the revised electricity management schedule, areas with relatively low power losses were placed in the same category as high-loss localities, according to ARY News. Routine loadshedding in some areas increased from nine hours to as much as 12 hours a day. Residential neighbourhoods that previously held exemption from routine cuts are now experiencing outages of three to six hours.

Critics said the policy penalises consumers who pay their electricity bills, leaving them to bear the consequences of electricity theft and outstanding payments by other consumers. Residents complained that K-Electric attributes disruptions to maintenance activities and technical faults, while unannounced outages of 8 to 15 hours continued in several parts of the city beyond the scheduled shutdowns.

The affected localities include North Karachi, Landhi, Defence Housing Authority, Clifton, Pakistan Employees Cooperative Housing Society, Liaquatabad, Orangi, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, North Nazimabad, Federal B Area, Malir and Manzoor Colony.

K-Electric, formerly Karachi Electric Supply Company, was established in 1913 and privatised in 2005. It is Pakistan's only vertically integrated power utility, serving Karachi and adjoining areas. KES Power holds a 66.4 per cent majority stake, the Government of Pakistan owns 24.36 per cent, and public investors hold the remaining shares.

K-Electric's Scale and Recent Moves

K-Electric serves approximately 3.8 million customers across 6,500 sq km, according to akta.pro company records, and supplied more than 17,000 GWh of electricity during FY25 while maintaining 98.2% system reliability. Industrial feeder consumption reached a record 6.08 billion units in FY26, a 20% year-on-year increase from 5.04 billion units in FY25. The utility's funding records list one round, a $50 million debt-funded raise in October 2019.

Earlier Events in K-Electric's Dispute

On September 1, 2026, NEPRA banned K-Electric's loss-based load shedding in Karachi and ordered the utility to stop unannounced outages, saying compliant consumers cannot be penalised for theft or non-payment by others, TechJuice reported. On September 23, 2026, the NEPRA Appellate Tribunal dismissed K-Electric's appeals against regulatory decisions dated October 20, 2025, affecting its FY2024-FY2030 tariff framework, Propakistani reported. On October 8, 2026, the Sindh High Court suspended NEPRA notifications affecting K-Electric's tariff appeals, with the next hearing set for October 15, Propakistani reported.

What Comes Next for K-Electric

The Sindh High Court set the next hearing in the tariff dispute for October 15, 2026, according to Propakistani. K-Electric's 240 MW Dhabeji Hybrid Wind-Solar Project with Canadian partner JCM Power received all regulatory approvals in July 2026, according to company records.