Karachi to Face Water Shortage on Friday

Karachi will face a water shortfall of around 130 million gallons per day on Friday as K-Electric (KE) and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) carry out annual maintenance at the Dhabeji Pumping Station.

Water Supply Drop Details

The city normally receives around 650 million gallons of water per day. During the shutdown, supply will drop to 520 million gallons per day.

Power Shutdown Timing

According to a KWSC spokesperson, KE has formally notified the water utility about the scheduled power shutdown. “Electricity supply to Dhabeji Grid Station will remain suspended on Nov 13 for annual maintenance,” he said.

The power shutdown will last 14 hours, from 10am to midnight on Nov 13. During this time, nine of the 21 pumps at Dhabeji will remain non-operational.

Areas Affected by Water Shortage

The power outage will affect water supply to Landhi, Korangi, Malir, Shah Faisal, Gulshan, Clifton, Saddar and Lyari. Supplies to various towns including Jinnah, Chanesar, Liaquatabad and North Karachi would also be affected.

Water supply to Nazimabad and Gulberg towns would be partially disrupted. The Landhi and Sherpao hydrants would remain closed during the shutdown.

Supply Restoration Plan

The spokesperson said that once KE completed its annual maintenance, six of the nine affected pumps at Dhabeji would be made operational. With these pumps back in service, water supply would return to normal in all affected areas except Landhi, Korangi, Malir and Shah Faisal.

He added that KWSC’s annual maintenance work would continue for another 22 hours after KE’s shutdown ended. During this period, only three pumps at Dhabeji would remain non-operational, resulting in a partial disruption of water supply to Landhi, Korangi, Malir and Shah Faisal.

KE Maintenance Work

Meanwhile, a KE spokesperson said the scheduled maintenance shutdown at Dhabeji Grid Station would take place on Friday and that advance notice had been shared with the KWSC.

The work would include testing and servicing the grid’s power transformer, as well as testing and maintaining its vacuum circuit breaker (VCB) switches. Technical faults would also be addressed while cleaning the relevant substation, the spokesperson added.

The maintenance activities are essential to ensuring a continuous and reliable power supply, he said.

Published in Dawn, November 12th, 2026