15-hour power outage leaves Noida residents in the dark

The power department has said a minimum of 12 to 15 hours power cuts will take place till Thursday as it will take minimum three days’ time to install the tower which was uprooted after a massive storm on Monday afternoon. Notably, uprooting of the tower has forced the <g data-gr-id="35">shut down</g> of 220 KV power substation in Greater Noida, which supplies electricity in major parts of the city. 

Nearly two dozen sectors along with the 25-kilometre long Expressway, industrial belts of Phase-II&III, <g data-gr-id="36">Barola</g> area, Sector 49, Hindon Vihar and several other parts in Noida are the worst affected due to the collapse of the transmission tower as they get electricity from Pali.  

While the transmission department began work on the resurrection of the tower and repair of the substation by late Monday evening, officials in the power department said it won’t be possible to normalise supply before Thursday evening. 

“We regret the inconvenience caused to the consumers. But we are trying to get it rectified as soon as possible. We will need at least two or three days to get the substation running. The installation of the tower will take some time and electricity supply should normalise by Thursday evening,” said Mukul Singhal, Superintendent Engineer (SE) of UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). He assured that to deal with the crisis, electricity will be supplied from alternative means across all sectors in Noida.  

According to the electricity department, strong winds uprooted the high tension tower in Sector 129, which connects Pali <g data-gr-id="24">sub station</g> to Noida. 

Electricity supply to four sub stations in the city has stopped after the incident. The department officials informed that the demand for the new tower has been placed and it will be delivered by Tuesday or Wednesday morning. “Consumers will have to bear a power outage of nearly 15 hours <g data-gr-id="32">everyday</g> during the next two days,” he said.