Parts of Karnataka’s capital city Bengaluru are likely to witness interruption in electricity supply on October 21 and 22 due to a severe shortage in power production. Companies such as the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) and the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) have taken up maintenance work to resolve the power outage issue in some areas of the IT city.
As per a report in Hindustan Times, the scheduled power outages will occur between 10 am and 4 pm for the next two days. Here is a list of areas that may witness electricity disruption in the next two days:
October 21
Smk Nagara, Ranka Road, Anugraha Badavane, N. Spalya, Vijaya Bank Layout Part 1 and its surrounding areas, Sjm Nagara, Saluparahalli, Seebi Agrahara, Doddaseebi, Durgadahalli, Thippanahalli, Borasandra, Kallashettihalli, Yaththappanahatti, Kalajjiroppa, Sibaianapalya, Basarihalli, Hunjanal, Kuntegowdanahally, Yaladabagi, Havinahalu, Kataveeranahally, Navaneboranahally, Ajjaiahnapalya, LH Palya, Borasandra, Thippanahally, Byadarahally, Dasarahalli, Venkatapura, Bilekahalli, Babu Jagajivana Nagara, and other areas, Devaraj Aras Badavane, Vijayanagara Badavane, Rajiv Gandhi Badavane, SP Office, RTO Office, and Byadarahalli.
October 22
Thippanahally, Byadarahally, Dasarahalli, Venkatapura, Saluparahalli, Seebi Agrahara, Doddaseebi, Durgadahalli, Thippanahalli, Borasandra, Kallashettihalli, Yaththappanahatti, Kalajjiroppa, Sibaianapalya, Basarihalli, Hunjanal, Cholurpalya, Premnagara, Shankarappa Industrial Estate, Unani Hospital, Nirshitara Bhavana, P & T Layout, Kuntegowdanahally, Yaladabagi, Havinahalu, Kataveeranahally, Navaneboranahally, Ajjaiahnapalya, Lh Palya, Borasandra, and Byadarahalli.
According to Times of India, the BESCOM has assured industry bodies to provide uninterrupted power supply in the days ahead despite the issues.
Additional chief secretary of the energy department, Gaurav Gupta, was quoted as saying by TOI, “Industries need not panic as the state government is going all out to address the crisis. Already efforts are underway to draw additional power from various sources, including private and public generation facilities.”
KJ George, Karnataka Energy Minister, has invoked Section 11 of the Electricity Act, thereby, contracting private electricity generators to supply power. It is expected that the state may receive up to 1,500 Mw of power from private generators for the industry bodies, as per the report.
According to the Karnataka government’s order, the state is facing a daily shortage of 3,000 to 3,500 Mw. The power demand is likely to spike between November 2023 and May 2024.
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