The Islamabad Electric Supply Company announced that it will suspend electricity supply in multiple areas of the federal capital on Sunday due to the relocation of a 132kV transmission line tower connected to the Swan Grid Station.
According to an IESCO spokesperson, authorities are shifting the transmission line tower to an alternate site to facilitate construction work on the Swan Underpass. As part of this process, power supply to 22 feeders of 11kV linked to the Swan Grid Station will remain suspended from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm on February 15, 2026.
The outage will affect several localities, including Arya Bazaar, Lawrence Road, Mughal Abad, Factory Quarter, NLC Firdous Street, Qasai Chowk, AWT Plaza, AFIC Hospital, Jan Colony, Mohallah Hajjan, MH Hospital, Qasim Market, CMH Hospital, Sprint Plaza, Defence, Aziz Abad, Abid Majeed Road, Askari-14, Haider Road, 35-D Mall, Bank Road, Chor Chowk, Seham Road, Street 8 Qasim Market, Raja Akram Road, Rumi Lane, and Gulnar Colony.
IESCO management apologized to consumers for the temporary inconvenience and said supply will resume once the work is completed.