During the Eid ul Adha holidays, a fire destroyed the Guddu power plant, costing the national exchequer Rs15 billion in damages.
The sources claim that a fire that started in the plant on the eid night caused the system to lose 747 megawatts of power and resulted in a loss of Rs15 billion.
According to sources, neither fire extinguishers nor staff members were on duty when the fire started in the power plant. The incident is being investigated by a four-person team under the direction of the chief engineer.
A senior engineer claimed that heavy rains caused the generators to flood and added that an accident started the fire. He did, however, add that an investigation has been opened.
He added that it would take about a month to get the plant back in operation. He declared, “Those responsible will be found, and the damage incurred is not as bad as is being reported.”
