Parts of Colaba faced overnight power outage due to feeder fault
MUMBAI: From Sunday evening, several areas of Colaba in south Mumbai witnessed power outage, which was restored in phases by 3pm on Monday.
Areas in Colaba including Arthur Bunder (East), Victoria Bunder (West), Marble Factory, Kamal Mansion and INS Kunjali continued to be without power supply throughout Sunday night. Power supply at Victoria Bunder was restored on Monday morning.
According to officials of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) that distributes electricity to the Mumbai Island city, the reason for the interruption in the power supply was three faulty feeders that impacted 19 power distribution substations. Fault occurred in three 11 kV feeders leading to interruption of continuous power supply of 70% throughout Sunday late evening.
