There has been a major power failure in north India since late Sunday night
affecting at least six states.
The states affected
include Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, UP, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. PSOC
manages the Northern Power Grid. Officials sources said while the exact reasons
for the grid failure are being ascertained, over drawl of power by states could
have led to the problem. The restoration of the grid may take a few more
hours even as the engineers are trying to restore it since early morning.
(Source: TOI)
“We don’t have power in our furnaces
from Sunday evening, expect it will resolve by today. However we also
heard the Punjab Electricity board has increase the weekly power cut to 4
days from earlier 3 days†said Ingot
manufacturer based in Mandi Gobindgarh.
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