Bengaluru: The city’s power cuts dropped close to 15%, compared to 2022, despite shortage and surging demand.
Data accessed by DH has revealed that Bengaluru has seen 554.8 hours of power interruption till October 2023, while disruption during the same period last year was 652.5 hours. A few other power cuts have been less than a minute.
Disruptions have been particularly low during the rainy season when the city received poor rainfall. “Power cuts during the rainy season were mostly due to infrastructure damage. Lower rains and wind this year meant damage to poles and other infrastructure was minimal. As a result, power disruptions have also come down,” a Bescom official explained.
