Mumbai Power Outage LIVE Update: Power to be Back in Phases Within 10 Mins, Says BMC Chief as Blackout in MMR Defers Mumbai University Exams, Halts Trains

Power has been restored at State Secretariat in Mumbai.

Washi sector 1 substation and all outgoing feeders supply restored. Area of sector 1 to 8 supply restored. 33kV 19D substation supply restored. All outgoing feeders supply restored. APMC Market and surrounding areas restored

Trains Reschuled | In view of interruption in Traction power at 10:05 AM due to Grid failure of Tata Power company, five long distance trains of Western Railways are affected as under:
1) 09025 Bandra terminus- Amritsar clone special train which departs at 11:15 AM is rescheduled to depart at 1 PM.
2) 02925 Bandra terminus- Amritsar Pashchim Express which departs at 12 Noon is rescheduled to depart at 1:15 PM.
3) 02933 Ahmedabad- Mumbai Central Karnavati Express will be short terminated at Borivali and will depart from Borivali as 02934
4) 09115 Sayaji Nagri Express will be short terminated at Borivali station and will depart from Borivali as 09116
5) 02480 Bandra terminus- Jodhpur Surya Nagri Express which departs at 1:30 PM is rescheduled to depart at 2:30 PM.

Restoration in Few Mins: Municipal Commissioner | Power will be restored in Mumbai in 10 minutes. The resotration will be done in phases, says Mumbai Municipal Commissioner IS Chahal. 

Visual from Mahim Station

Restoration Details:

The Bhandup NBRS 33 KV substation, EHV GIS 220 KV Bhandup, 33 KV CBD1 and CBD 2,  220 KV Mahape line restored,  220 KV TIFIL,  220KV Bapgaon, 400kv padagha 1, 220kv colourchem, 220kv mulund 1&2, 220kv Siemens lines, 220 KV Uran, 400 KV kharghar Kamothe, Roadpalli is restored and Panvel city restored.

Power Resoration by 12:30 PM: BMC | Power back up on in hospitals across the city. Nothing to worry regarding the state of the Hospitals. Power restoration will happen by MSEDCL by 12:30 pm: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Details on the power outage

400kV Pune-Kalwa line was under forced shutdown since 1:47 PM due to R-Y phase fault. Pune end fault current-11.13 Kamp Dist-30.4 KM. E/S on 400kV Kalwa-Padghe line-1 availed by Maharashtra at 6:54 AM. Expected to be revived by 9:30 AM but could not be revived by Maharshtra. At 9:58 AM 400kv Kalwa-padghe-2 carrying 633MW tripped . The flow on Pune-Khargar rose upto 900MW and tripped at 10 AM. Khargar ICT-1 & 2 also tripped at 10:05 AM resulting in load drop of 360MW in Mumbai system. SLDC Kalwa is requested to normalize 400kV Kalwa-padghe-1 immediately and take Pune –Khargar via TBC into service. Mumbai island system was seperated but could not be on halt. About 900MW load dropped at 10:05 AM. Total load drop about 1300MW. As informed by Maharastra, Pune-Khargar line hand tripped due to heavy sparking. Pune-Khargar line closed at 10:27 AM.

Visuals from Dombivli in Thane district

Mumbai University Reschedules Exams | All students are hereby informed that due to massive power breakdown all over Maharashtra and as the extent and time of power outage can't be assessed, all UG and PG examination are being rescheduled to Sunday, October 18. The timings will remain the same, says Dr Hemlata Bagl, Principal KC College, Cluster Head university Examinations 2020.

BJP leader Amit Malviya hits out at the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government over the power outrage in Mumbai and several other areas. 

Where are the power grid experts hiding today?

They had a lot of advice to give when Prime Minister Modi asked us to light a diya.

Don’t they now have some advice for Uddhav on how to manage the power grid?

Mumbai has come to a grinding halt... pic.twitter.com/X5264oYAUI

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) October 12, 2020

Dip in Frequency in Transmission System: Tata Power | 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 and Trombay units: Tata Power.

Due to power supply failure in Mumbai region, residents of Mumbai are requested to call on 022-22694727, 022-226947725 and 022-22704403 in case of emergencies: Brihanmumbai Mumbai Corporation (BMC).

WATCH | Public announcement about the temporary suspension of local train services being made at Mumbai Central Railway Station.

#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

Commuters seen waiting at Mulund Station as train services are disrupted due to power outage after a grid failure in Mumbai.

Mumbai: Commuters seen waiting at Mulund Station as train services are disrupted due to power outage after a grid failure

BMC says, "it will take 45 minutes to 1 hour to restore the power supply." pic.twitter.com/Dwjq4el7Hc

— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2020

Actor Amitabh Bachchan tweets on the power blackout in Mumbai.

T 3688 - Entire city in power outage .. somehow managing this message .. keep calm all shall be well ..

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 12, 2020

All the hospitals to contact their respective SWM transport GARAGE officers to get enough supply of diesel for at least eight hours so that there is no power failures in hospitals especially ICUs. In case of any issues please contact disaster control room for help. CE SWM to coordinate this.  Disaster control and CE M&E To keep stand bye private MOBILE DG SET vehicles handy within next one hour in case power failure continues beyond two hours: Mumbai Municipal Commissioner I S Chahal.

Power Restoration Soon: Nitin Raut | Due to a technical glitch in Circuit 2 of the Kalva-Padghe powerhouse, the regions between Thane and Mumbai are facing a power cut. Our staff is working on it and power will be restored in an hour or 45 minutes: Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut.

Power in Mumbai to be restored by 12 noon, says Maharashtra Power Minister Dr Nitin Raut. 

Power cut across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane. 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

Passengers wait at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus as local train services are disrupted due to power outage in Mumbai.

Maharashtra: Passengers wait at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus as local train services are disrupted due to power outage in Mumbai.

A commuter says, "We are clueless about how long we will have to wait here." https://t.co/7I7BCNVRFK pic.twitter.com/NnIonFQKOR

— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2020

Visual from state secretariat in Mumbai

Airport Operations Normal: PRO | Operations at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is normal, says airport PRO.

Working to Restore Supply: Adani | There is a major power grid failure due to which supply is affected in most areas of mumbai. As per grid safety protocols, Adani Power System has  been able to sustain and islanded. AEML is currently supplying to critical services in Mumbai Around 385MW through AEML Dahanu generation. Our teams are working to restore the supply in the affected areas at the earliest. We regret the inconvenience caused.

Visuals from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus as Mumbai suburban train services disrupted due to power outage after grid failure.

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

Visual from Mumbai Central

Mumbai Suburban trains held up due to grid failure. Trains in Roha-Diva-JNPT sections are running: Central Railway.

#PowerOutage
Mumbai Suburban trains on CR held up due to grid failure. We will update ASAP. Kindly bear with us.

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) October 12, 2020

Power outrage in Mumbai and surrounding areas in Maharashtra will be resolved in the next 1 hour, the government's efforts are going on: Energy Minister Nitin Raut.

Churchgate-Borivali Trains Stopped | In view of interruption in Traction power at 10 AM 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 and has been extended to work essential suburban trains between Borivili to Virar section. Efforts are on to start services in Churchgate-Borivali section.

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) national executive member Preeti Menon was among the locals to ask if "all of Mumbai facing a power cut."

Is all of Mumbai facing a power cut?

— Preeti Sharma Menon (@PreetiSMenon) October 12, 2020