IESCO · city view
Islamabad
In FY 2024-25, IESCO reported no load shedding to NEPRA.
- hours a day reported, FY 2024-25
- nil reported
- rank of 10 companies, FY 2024-25 (1 = most)
- 9
- highest year: FY 2012-13
- 5.6
- years on record
- 13
These are the figures each company reported to NEPRA, not measurements. NEPRA says some companies under-report.
Year by year
Hours a day each company reported to NEPRA, by fiscal year (July to June). Islamabad is the blue line, the dark grey line is the median of all companies and the light lines are the other companies.
Islamabad Median of all companies Other companies
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Islamabad, hours a day | Median, hours a day | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5 / 10 |
| 2013-14 | 5 | 4.275 | 4 / 10 |
| 2014-15 | 4 | 3.7 | 3 / 10 |
| 2015-16 | 3.43 | 3.015 | 3 / 10 |
| 2016-17 | 3.33 | 3.24 | 4 / 10 |
| 2017-18 | 3.125 | 2.688 | 5 / 10 |
| 2018-19 | 1.625 | 1.698 | 6 / 10 |
| 2019-20 | 1.83 | 2.53 | 7 / 10 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 1.87 | 7 / 10 |
| 2021-22 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 5 / 10 |
| 2022-23 | 1.5 | 1.915 | 6 / 10 |
| 2023-24 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 5 / 10 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 1.3 | 9 / 10 |
Share of the day
One ring per fiscal year, oldest inside. Each arc is the part of a 24-hour day that IESCO reported as load shedding, starting at midnight at the top.
Published schedule · not a measurement
IESCO's schedule, hour by hour
From IESCO's published schedule (in use since 2026-01-14). Choose a circle and an interruption level: each spoke of the clock is one hour, as long as the share of the circle's feeders scheduled dark in it, and the table shows the same for each grid.
271 feeders with a published schedule. Point at an hour for details.
| Grid | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHARAKHAU (9) | 22% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| CHAINT (3) | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| D-12 (14) | 21% | 21% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 21% | 21% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 21% | 21% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 21% | 21% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| E-8 (12) | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| F-11 (26) | 15% | 15% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 15% |
| F-6 (19) | 21% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 21% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 21% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 21% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% |
| G-13 (11) | 18% | 9% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 9% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 9% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 9% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| G-5 (6) | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| G-9 (22) | 18% | 14% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| GANGAL (2) | 0% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| GULBERG (9) | 22% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 22% | 22% |
| H-11 (17) | 12% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 12% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 12% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 12% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| I-10 (3) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| I-11 (5) | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% |
| I-8 (9) | 22% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 22% |
| MINHASA (3) | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| MURREE (14) | 21% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 21% | 21% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 21% | 21% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 21% | 21% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 21% |
| NILORE (7) | 14% | 29% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 29% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 29% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 29% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| NPF (3) | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% |
| PIR WIDHAI (1) | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| RAWAL (13) | 15% | 23% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 23% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 23% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 23% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| TRAMRI (23) | 22% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 13% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 13% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 13% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 13% | 17% |
| UNIVERSTY (10) | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| ZERO POINT (30) | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% |
0%100%· share of feeders scheduled dark in that hour
Planned shutdowns announced for the Islamabad circle
Maintenance shutdowns announced in IESCO's press releases, window hours added up by month. Announcements, not load shedding and not measurements.
403 h
872 h
447 h
2,452 h
IESCO · monthly maintenance schedules
Announced maintenance: Islamabad
3,310 shutdown windows announced, 16,550 feeder-hours in all, from 2026-10-15 to 2027-02-18.
From IESCO's monthly maintenance schedules: each row is a feeder switched off for maintenance or construction on a date and time. These are announced plans, not load shedding and not measurements. Hours add up each feeder's window.
| Circle | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamabad | – | 2,640 h | 4,900 h | 4,085 h | 3,595 h | 1,330 h | – |
| Rawalpindi City | – | 2,251 h | 3,682 h | 3,807 h | 3,433 h | 1,435 h | 275 h |
| Rawalpindi Cantt | – | 2,369 h | 4,372 h | 4,437 h | 3,780 h | 1,279 h | 25 h |
| Attock | – | 2,381 h | 4,010 h | 4,199 h | 3,221 h | 880 h | – |
| Jhelum | – | 1,645 h | 2,491 h | 2,770 h | 2,484 h | 805 h | – |
| Chakwal | – | 1,827 h | 3,085 h | 2,808 h | 2,425 h | 705 h | – |
| Grid stations (GSO) | – | 1,648 h | 2,410 h | 1,878 h | 1,590 h | 237 h | – |
| Construction shutdowns | 20 h | 1,003 h | 300 h | – | – | – | – |
Source: IESCO maintenance schedules (iesco.com.pk/maintenance-schedule), checked daily. Files cover the dates they print, which can run past the month in their title. The grid-station (GSO) file repeats 1,170 windows that circle files also list; totals across all rows count each once.