Tripping at an important substation feeding power to the megapolis led to a power cut of over one hour in many parts of the country’s financial capital on Tuesday, aggravating woes for people already battling sweltering heat amid a heat wave.
Lines at the Padgha substation located near Kalyan tripped at about 10 am, leading to a cascading impact that resulted in power disruption in large parts of the city, and adjoining parts in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
The power outage comes at a time when Maharashtra is reeling under a power deficit of 3,500 MW, which has resulted in the state discom being forced to carry out ‘load shedding’ or compulsory power cuts in pockets to manage the demand-supply situation and safeguard the grid.
