Disruption in mobile and internet services was also reported in many cities on Monday due to power breakdown across the country.
There are reports of mobile phone service being affected after the power outage in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
The problems that followed the prolonged power breakdown affected the power supply to telecom companies’ towers, as they ran out of stored fuel to temporarily operate the towers and ensure the flow of services. Is.
This situation has created difficulties for telecom companies in providing services to their customers across the country.
“Mobile network installations have been running on backup power since morning, which cannot function for much longer,” said telecom industry insiders.
He further said that early restoration of electricity from the national grid is necessary to continue the services.
Taking to Twitter, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) updated users about the issues and directed companies to “inform their concerned users accordingly and gensets on as many sites as possible.” “Do your best to refuel.”
“PTA is working with operators to provide uninterrupted services across the country,” the authority tweeted.
Due to country wide power outage, users may face service disruptions. Cellular Mobile Operators have been instructed to inform their respective subscribers accordingly and to make optimal efforts for refueling of the gensets on maximum number of sites.
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) January 23, 2023
Pakistan Telecommunication Limited also tweeted that customers “may experience degradation of PTCL services” due to nationwide power outage.
“Once power is restored, you will be able to enjoy uninterrupted PTCL services again,” the company tweeted.
Dear customers,
— PTCL (@PTCLOfficial) January 23, 2023
Due to ongoing power breakdown in the country, you may face degradation in PTCL services. Once the power is restored, you will be able to enjoy uninterrupted PTCL services again.
Meanwhile, NetBlocks – a global internet monitor – confirmed that their network data showed a significant drop in internet access in Pakistan due to power outages across the country.
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant decline in internet access in #Pakistan attributed to a nation-scale power outage; metrics indicate connectivity at 60% of ordinary levels as many users struggle to get online; incident ongoing 📉 pic.twitter.com/qOQGxQRztH
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) January 23, 2023
It added an update and informed about regional metrics showing that “Telecommunications in most regions of #Pakistan have been affected by nationwide power outages,” officials said, citing the breakdown. Worked to fix – second in a year due to energy grid fluctuations”
ℹ️ Update: Regional metrics show telecommunications in most regions of #Pakistan have been impacted by the nation-scale power outage, with authorities reportedly working to repair the breakdown — the second in a year trigged by fluctuations in the energy grid ⚡📉 pic.twitter.com/uB0hgBQqtb
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) January 23, 2023
Earlier in the day, the Ministry of Energy tweeted about the power breakdown and assured about work being swiftly done to restore electricity across the board.
ابتدائی اطلاعات کے مطابق آج صبح 7:34 پر نیشنل گرڈ کی سسٹم فریکوئنسی کم ہوئ جس سے بجلی کے نظام میں وسیع بریک ڈاؤن ہوا
— Ministry of Energy (@MoWP15) January 23, 2023
سسٹم کی بحالی پر کام تیزی سےجاری ہے
Later, Electricity Minister Khurram Dastgir said “the government hopes to restore power to the country by 10 p.m.”, as the country plunged into darkness for the second time in four months.
“The target is to restore power by 10 p.m. local time (10 a.m.) but efforts are being made to restore a lot before that,” the minister told Reuters, but later A press conference said that without giving a time frame, full restoration would be done by tonight. .
