Mumbai: A technical fault in a sub-station of the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL) led to a power supply failure in parts of Mumbai, Thane and other areas on Tuesday morning. However, the supply was restored in about thirty minutes to an hour. This is the third such power cut in Mumbai since October 2020.
At 10:08 am, a technical fault at the Padgha sub-station affected all 400 Kv and 220 Kv transmission lines there. Consequently, power supply was affected in areas like Dharavi, Chembur, Govandi, Chunabhatti, Bandra, Mankhurd, Mulund, parts of Thane city, Vasai, Belapur, Boisar, Kharghar, Vashi, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Dombivali, Ambarnath, Shahapur, Murbad and Badlapur, among others. Around 2,350 MW load was shed in Mumbai city and the suburbs. The power supply was fully restored by 11:30 am.
The Padgha sub-station sees around 2,500 MW of power being dumped there via transmission lines for distribution in areas in and around Mumbai.
