Most places to get back power supply by 7.30 pm: Power Grid Corp

Power Grid Corporation of India Chairman R.K. Nayak on Tuesday assured that places affected by the failure of three power grids in the country will get back the supply by 7-7.30 pm, while asking the public to have faith in the transmission system.

"Please spread the message that we know our business well, please trust us," said Nayak, about his officers who manage the country's electricity transmission system through a network of subsidiaries.

The Power Grid Corp and its subsidiaries buy electricity from various generating firms, including those outside India like in neighbouring Bhutan, and transmit such power via their network to the distribution companies, which in turn sell it to end-consumers.

Nayak said Power Grid officials were analysing data from more than 100 sub-stations to understand the causes of such a massive outage so that such breakdowns could be avoided in the future.

His comments came a few hours after a second major breakdown of India's power grid, or the transmission network, this time covering the north, east and the northeastern parts of the country.

Describing the situation leading up to the breakdown, Nayak said it was caused by some states overdrawing electricity and called for more grid discipline.

"Let us have more grid discipline. At 6 pm on Monday we messaged all state electricity boards not to overdraw (power), because a few sections started showing more load," Nayak said, but declined to name the states that were overdrawing electricity.

With inputs from IANS