ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has taken serious notice of unannounced load shedding in Karachi during the prevailing harsh weather and sought detailed report from K-Electric.

According to a statement issued by NEPRA here, taking notice of over 10-hour additional unannounced power outage, the regulatory body has constituted a high-level committee to probe the matter.

The NEPRA has directed K-Electric to submit a detailed report on the issue.

The clarifications rendered by K-Electric were unsatisfactory, therefore, NEPRA has constituted the high-level committee to visit K-Electric and investigate the issue.

The NEPRA team is scheduled to visit Karachi from April 11 to 13, 2018.