Most areas are still without power after 8 hours of a power outage


Although power was restored in the city of Mumbai after a grid failure, several areas in Thane The city continued to face the blackout into the evening.

The unexpected Energy cut Increased humidity not only affected the railways, but also residential and commercial areas.

A part of Thane East adjacent to Mulund, parts of Kopri, Louiswadi, Balkum, Kolshet, Manpada, Kalwa and Ghodbunder Trail The areas were also dark until 8pm.

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Some areas have also received power supply, switched on and off.

A resident of the Balkum area said the supply was restored at 2 p.m. after it was turned off, however, it rang again at 6 p.m. for almost two hours.

Residents sit in the dark waiting for power to return to the Balkum area.

Residents sit in the dark waiting for power to return to the Balkum area.

Several residents of various areas of the city of Thane also took to Twitter to complain about the blackout, as they remain in the dark. However, Kolshet was one of the worst affected areas.

“@MSEDCL There is no restoration of power supply until 7.30pm at Everest World, Kolshet Road, Dhokali, Thane West,” Atish Maheshwari said.

“It is 7:30 pm and there is still no electricity in Kalwa, Thane. How long will that take? Anurag Parkale asked.

Responding to the Tweet from Energy Minister Nitin Raut, a Twitterati Natasha Agarwal said: “What do you mean shortly? No power for almost 10 hours in Thane!”

Ravikant Bhat said that parts of Thane West (Louiswadi area) are still in darkness, adding: “Do not remember a continuous 7-hour outage at Thane, at least in the last 15 years.”

In a message sent to consumers, the MSEDCL said they were working to restore supply.

Maharashtra’s chief minister, Uddhav Thackeray, has also taken the issue very seriously.

Meanwhile, the Tata Power Company has issued a statement explaining the reason behind such a massive outage, resulting in a cascading impact for all subsequent electricity providers, including Tata Power, BEST, and their consumers. READ MORE

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