Passengers walk on a railway track after trains were stranded due to a major power outage in Mumbai on Monday. (AFP)
As people in Mumbai struggled and worried after the blackout, questions arose about why and how power outages occur. Is India reliable in terms of electricity supply and what are the various reasons behind power outages?
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A major network failure caused a widespread blackout in Mumbai and surrounding areas on Monday, the first such blackout in more than two years that stranded thousands of train passengers and delayed university exams. The two-hour blackout prompted Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray to order an investigation.
As people struggled and worried after the blackout, questions came to mind as to why and how power outages occur. Is India reliable in terms of electricity supply and what are the various reasons behind power outages? The consultations are growing in importance as the ongoing railway blockade against the Center’s agricultural laws in Punjab has severely affected the supply of coal for thermal power plants, as officials have reiterated in recent days.
“Now we have two days of coal left,” Punjab State Power Corporation Limited President and Managing Director Venuprasad said recently. According to officials, the Lehra Mohabbat, Ropar and GVK thermal power plants are already closed. Two other power plants, Talwandi Sabo and Nabha, are operating at half their total power generation capacity.
As the fear of power outages looms over the state, here’s everything you need to know about power outages in India and around the world.
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