New Delhi: Electric supply in Mumbai interrupted due to the “TATAs incoming electric supply failure”.
Such a large-scale power failure is unprecedented for the metropolis.
“The electric supply is interrupted due to TATAs incoming electric supply failure. Inconvenience is regretted,” Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) tweeted.
Electric supply in Mumbai interrupted due to TATA’s incoming electric supply failure: Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport #Maharashtra
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2020
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Official Update-
In view of interruption in Traction power at 10.05 hrs due to Grid failure of Tata Power company, services btwn Churchgate & Borivali are suspended. It shall be resumed as soon as traction power supply is restored.
Commuters are requested to cooperate.
However, Power supply, from MSETCL available at Vasai Road & it has been extended to work essential suburban trains between Borivili to Virar section.
Efforts are on to start services in Churchgate- Borivali section.
Commuters are requested not to panic & maintain social distancing.
– Sumit Thakur
CPRO/WR
Mumbai Central main line train services restored.
CM Uddhav Thackerayspoke to State Power Minister Nitin Raut and BMC Commissioner over grid failure in Mumbai and gave directions for its restoration as soon as possible: Maharashtra CM’s Office
Trains between CSMT-Panvel on Harbour Line have resumed. We’re trying to restore services between CSMT-Kalyan, CSMT-Karjat/Kasara. Long-distance trains from Mumbai rescheduled, and incoming trains regulated at interchange points: CPRO, Central Railway
At 10.10 am there were simultaneous substation tripping in MSETCL’s Kalwa, Kharghar causing a huge dip in frequency in Mumbai transmission system which led to tripping of power supply. Restoration work in progress to bring supply from the 3 Hydro units & Trombay units: Tata Power pic.twitter.com/kEat3e7I04
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2020
There is multiple tripping of lines and transformer (Kalwa-padghe and Khargar ICTs) supplying power to Mumbai system . 360 MW supply in Mumbai and suburbs affected. Restoration under process: Dr Jitendra Awhad.
There is multiple tripping of lines and transformer ( Kalwa-padghe and Khargar ICTs) supplying power to Mumbai system . 360 MW supply in Mumbai and suburbs affected. Restoration under process
Power cut across Mumbai,Navi Mumbai, Thana— Dr.Jitendra Awhad (@Awhadspeaks) October 12, 2020
#WATCH Public announcement about the temporary suspension of local train services being made at #Mumbai Central Railway Station following power grid failure
BMC says, “It will take 45 minutes to 1 hour to restore the power supply.” pic.twitter.com/YZGLM4ktL3
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2020
Within minutes of the outage, people took to social media.
T 3688 – .. Dongles working .. Vodafone is working for me ..
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 12, 2020
#Powercut in Mumbai, meanwhile Maharashtra government क-क-क…….कंगना । pic.twitter.com/sktcXOihq7
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) October 12, 2020
#JUSTIN : Massive power grid failure in #Mumbai. #powercut #poweroutage pic.twitter.com/HARNVovvII
— ज़ाहिद अब्बास ZAHID ABBAS ?? (@abbaszahid24) October 12, 2020
#Mumbai suburban #train services disrupted due to power outage after grid failure; visuals from #ChhatrapatiShivajiTerminus. Commuter says, “They are stuck here since 10:00 am” #poweroutage #powercut pic.twitter.com/Yid4mQCRHi
— Brijesh K N Tiwari (@brijeshkntiwari) October 12, 2020
Maharashtra: Mumbai suburban train services disrupted due to power outage after grid failure; visuals from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
A commuter says, “We are stuck here since 10:00 am”. pic.twitter.com/K2V1M7DxCY
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2020
The POWER FAILURE IN MAHARASHTRA is simply an outcome of FAILURE OF THOSE IN POWER IN MAHARASHTRA.#PowerCut
— Priti Gandhi – प्रीति गांधी (@MrsGandhi) October 12, 2020
Today I realized wifi se zada fan band hone pe dukh hota he ?#powercut #blackout
— Ruchil (@onenemessis) October 12, 2020
Lavasa Lonavla Alibaug too? Are you serious? Bandra folks were just heading there ? #powercut
— Anupam Gupta (@b50) October 12, 2020
