Two days after the massive power outage in Mumbai and adjoining areas, Energy Minister Nitin Raut on Wednesday said that a possibility of sabotage cannot be ruled out and a technical committee is being set up to investigate the matter and submit an interim report in a week.
“Our team was working on the 400 KV Kalwa-Padga line and the load was shifted from circuit 1 to 2. But there was a technical problem and the Kharghar unit stopped working. There was islanding in Mumbai, which shouldn’t have happened. This is why the possibility of sabotage is suspected,” Raut told mediapersons.
He added that the power outage in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai on Monday was not a small issue.
