Page 2 - Mumbai power outage highlights: CM Uddhav Thackeray calls for urgent meeting

On Monday at around 10 am Mumbai witnessed a major power outage due to grid failure. Power supply was affected in neighbouring regions of Thane, Navi Mumbai and other areas belonging to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Local trains came to a halt with Western and Central Railway suspending their services.

Schools across the city cancelled their classes, exams and other events owing to power outage and those working from home faced issues due to non-availability of internet. Hospitals especially those catering to coronavirus (Covid-19) patients were surviving on power back up. In view of this, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) directed all hospitals in the city to get diesel supply for at least eight hours to ensure there is not power cut.

After nearly 2.5 hours, power was restored city's western suburbs and neighbouring regions such as Thane and Mulund. Maharashtra energy minister Nitin Raut said that power supply to railways has been restored. Western and Central Railway both resumed their train services accordingly.

Meanwhile, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray took note of the incident by announcing a probe and further asked officials to provide alternative arrangements and ensure that people do not face any kind of hardship.

11:22 AM IST

Power outage happened due to technical error, says minister

Maharashtra energy minister Nitin Raut said that the Maharashtra Electricity Transmission Company was undertaking maintenance works at the 400KV Kalwa-Padga GIS Centre.

“There was a technical error when maintenance works were on affecting power supply in Mumbai and Thane region,” Raut said. He said supply is expected to be restored in 45 minutes, Raut added.

11:13 AM IST

Passengers stranded at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

As local train services in Mumbai have come to a halt due to power outage, passengers at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus were seen waiting for their respective trains, reports ANI.

Maharashtra: Passengers wait at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus as local train services are disrupted due to power outage in Mumbai.

A commuter says, "We are clueless about how long we will have to wait here." https://t.co/7I7BCNVRFK pic.twitter.com/NnIonFQKOR
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2020

11:11 AM IST

Train services on Central, Western Railways suspended due to power outage

Due to power outage, local train services have also been affected in Mumbai. Local train services have been suspended on the Western Railway between Churchgate and Vasai railway stations. On the other hand Train services have also been suspended on the Central Railway from 10.05 am.

11:09 AM IST

Large parts of Mumbai hit by power outage, trading unaffected

Large parts of India’s financial capital Mumbai experienced power failure Monday, disrupting normal life. The city is home to about 20 million people as also the nation’s biggest stock exchanges, the central bank and financial regulators, reports Bloomberg.

11:00 AM IST

Power likely to be restored in an hour, say officials

Officials estimated that power will be restored in 45 mins to an hour. There has been a central grid failure at Kalwa affecting supply to Mumbai and neighbouring areas.