Parts Of Mumbai, Thane Face Power Cut Due To Tripping; Restoration Efforts On

Many pockets of Mumbai and its adjoining suburbs like Thane witnessed power cuts on Tuesday due to a suspected tripping in a transmission line.

Some parts of Central Mumbai, including Dadar and Matunga, along with suburbs like Bhandup and Mulund, and the adjoining cities of Thane and Dombivli faced a power outage from around 10:00 am.

The power outage comes at a time when Maharashtra is reeling under a power deficit pegged at 2,500 megawatts. That has led the state discom to compulsorily cut power supply to some pockets, and outages in February this year and October 2020.

According to a state discom official, a Maharashtra State Transmission Co. sub-station located at Padgha near Kalyan witnessed a tripping, leading to outage in areas like Thane, Bhandup, Mulund, Kalyan and Dombivli which are serviced by the state discom.

Efforts are on to restore power supply, the official added.

A spokesperson for Tata Power Ltd., a private sector utility, said as per an initial assessment, some parts of Mumbai experienced electricity failure due to MSETCL line tripping, as part of the 400 KV Kalwa Grid, which supplies power to Mumbai and suburban areas.

"In order to maintain grid balance, load-shedding might be initiated. Power will be restored once the MSETCL line gets energised," the spokesperson said, adding that efforts are on to restore power supply.

Many of the affected areas had started reporting restoration of power after about 70-80 minutes.

Mumbai generally does not face any mandatory power cuts as part of the load-shedding, but has faced troubles in the past, including a disruption that lasted up to 18 hours in October 2020. The suburban train network had also come to a halt then.