The division bench of MP high court set aside the single bench's decision, taking note of a report of an expert committee, which said that even though there was a power outage at some centres, there was sufficient natural light.
At sunrise, the island's grid operator UNE said it was generating only a trickle of electricity – around 225 MW, or less than 10% of total demand, enough to cover some vital services like hospitals, water supply and food production centers.
Check the areas that are affected today, according to the TANGEDCO website. The problem is expected to be resolved by 2 pm.
Power distribution company officials said several areas, largely in central and east Delhi, were affected due to the failure. Some areas in north Delhi also faced outages
Several neighbourhoods will be without electricity as TANGEDCO carries out maintenance work
Localities such as Mahapalika Marg, Marine Lines and Crawford Market experienced the electricity outage due to a power tripping from about 8.35 pm, officials said, adding efforts to restore supply are on.
The power outage began Saturday evening and continued for several hours.