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Several areas of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) were facing a major power outage which started just after 10.00 am today. Electricity supply is being restored across the region in a phased manner. Supply has already been restored in most areas including Dadar, Panvel, South Mumbai, Thane and Worli. Suburban train services which had been impacted due to the power outage, have resumed. Both the National Stock Exchange and the BSE are functioning normally. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said it does not expect further disruptions to power supply in MMR.
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A major grid failure that resulted in massive power outage across Mumbai and adjoining Thane and Navi Mumbai has made hospital administrations anxious. Hospitals have struggled to ensure that the emergency power backup systems are up and running.
But as power has now been restored in most parts of the city, patients and hospital managements have heaved a sigh of relief.
The major power outage in Mumbai has not affected malls as they have 100 percent back up during such electricity failures. Most mall owners in Mumbai that Moneycontrol spoke to said that they have a generator to ensure continued power during outages. Back up of the generators lasts for 14 hours.
Most malls in Mumbai open for up to 10 hours, starting 11.00 am. So, a 14-hour back up is enough for malls.
The power supply (in Mumbai) has been restored substantially. Out of 2,000 MW which went off, about 1,900 MW has been restored. The remaining will be restored soon. The national grid is fine, the problem happened in some parts of the state grid.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called a high-level meeting at 4.00 pm over today’s power failure,News18 has reported.
Maharashtra’s Energy Minister Nitin Raut has said power supply to all essential services in Mumbai, its suburbs, Kalyan, Thane, Palghar and Navi Mumbai has been restored. “Non essential services will also be restored shortly,” he added.
BMC says it is “personally and closely monitoring the status at all private and government hospitals, to ensure that their services continue unhindered, even in the dearth of power supply. No untoward incident has been reported so far.”
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has taken cognisance of the power outage in MMR and ordered an immediate probe into the matter.
State Energy Minister Nitin Raut also said the reasons behind the technical snag that caused power failure in parts of the MMR will be probed once the electricity supply is restored.
"Tata Power has progressively started restoring supply to all its customers starting from 12 noon and has restored supply fully," Tata Power has said in a tweet.
Following long distance special trains have been rescheduled due to the power outage -
01055 LTT-Gorakhpur at 12.00 pm
02542 LTT-Gorakhpur at 12.15 pm
06345 LTT-Thiruvananthapuram at 12.40 pm
01061 LTT-Darbhanga at 1.15 pm
01071 LTT-Varanasi at 1.40 pm
CM Uddhav Thackeray directed Mumbai’s Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal to ensure alternative arrangements of power supply to hospitals remains uninterrupted.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has instructed suburban railways to coordinate with the railway administration to quickly rescue stranded commuters. The chief minister has also told the chief secretary and the power ministry's control room that fire brigade should remain vigilant and provide immediate assistance to prevent any further accidents due to power outages.
