MMR Back on Track as Outage Fixed, Trains Restored After Over 2-hour Blackout; Mumbai University Exams Deferred
12-October-2020

Power has been restored in many parts of Mumbai including Lower Parel, Worli, Dadar, Kalina and Charni Road after Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) chief announced that electricity will be back in phases in the financial capital within 10 minutes. A blackout o over 2 hours was reported in Mumbai on Monday with residents taking to Twitter to report power cut across the city, Navi Mumbai and Thane. Multiple tripping of lines and transformer (Kalwa-Padghe and Khargar ICTs) affected 360 MW supply in the city and suburbs. As the city came to a standstill, Mumbai University announced that it has deferred Monday's exam to Sunday, October 18.

The local trains under Western Railway � between Church Gate to Vasai railway station � have come to a standstill due to grid failure. The Central Railway (CR) that runs between CSMT and Kalyan has also been stopped. However, both National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) said that there is no stoppage in trading despite power failure. Amid the blackout, shares of Tata Power crashed by two percent.

MMR Back on Track as Outage Fixed, Trains Restored After Over 2-hour Blackout; Mumbai University Exams DeferredPassengers walk on tracks at Dombivli station after train got stuck due to major power outage in Mumbai. (Photo: News18/Manoj Khandekar)

Adani Electricity tweeted to inform that AEML is supplying around 385MW to critical services through Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) Dahanu. "Our teams are working to restore the supply in the affected areas at the earliest. We regret the inconvenience caused," it tweeted.

"In view of interruption in Traction power at 10.05 hrs due to Grid failure of Tata Power company, services between Churchgate and Borivili 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," the Western Railways said in a statement.

Aam Aadmi Party's national executive member Preeti Menon was among the locals who took to Twitter early in the morning to ask if "all of Mumbai is facing a power cut."