Coal Crisis: Power Cuts In Bengaluru on October 12, Says State-Run BESCOM | Details Here

A state-run Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) on Monday announced  that a number of areas in Bengaluru will face power outages on Tuesday

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Victor Dasgupta

Updated: October 12, 2021, 1:49 AM IST

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Bengaluru: A state-run Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) on Monday announced  that a number of areas in Bengaluru will face power outages on Tuesday (October 12). Earlier today, CM Basavaraj Bommai had said that the Karnataka government had requested the Centre to increase the supply of coal to the state by four racks.

Home Minister Amit Shah, on the other hand, met Union Power Minister RK Singh, Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi along with officials of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) office and held a high-level meeting to discuss about the possible power crisis in the country due to reported coal shortage.

Here’s the list of areas which are likely to get affected today in Bengaluru: (Place and Time)

• Place: JP Nagar 3rd phase and BG Road in Jayanagar division, along with Raghvendra Apartment and Munneshwara Temple in Koramangala

Time:  1.30 pm and 4 pm.

• Place: Areas in HSR Layout division, including BK Circle, Surabhi Nagar, Hosa Road, Konappana Agrahara and Club Road Circle

Time: 10.30 am to 1.30 pm on Tuesday.

• Place: RBI Layout, SBM Colony, Hari Nagar, Eshwara Layout and Shivashakti Nagar in Jayanagar division

Time: 10 am to 5.30 pm.

• Place: Govindaraj Nagar, Kolimane Road, Subanna Garden, GKW Layout, Vinayaka Layout, Anubhava Nagara, Maruthi Nagara, and Gangondana Hally in Rajajinagar division

Time:  10.30 am to 5.30 pm.

• Place: HB Samaja Road and Ranganath Colony in RR Nagara division

Time: 10 am and 6 pm

• Place: Sirsi Circle

Time: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm and in Dwarkanagar from 10 am to 1 pm.

• Place: Bhoomika Layout, Patangiri and Krishna Garden in Kengeri division

Time: 9 am and 5 pm on Tuesday.

• Place: Hoysala Nagar, 11th Cross, and Meenakshi Temple Road in Indiranagar division

Time: 10 am to 4 pm.

• Place: Royal Enclave and Ponappa Layout in Shivajinagar division

Time: 10 am and 5 pm

• Place: Bharath Nagar and Fathima Layout

Time: 11 am to 3 pm

• Place: Doopanahalli

Time: 2 pm to 5 pm.

• Place: Rajabhavan and Magadi Main Road in Vidhanasoudha division

Time: 11 am to 1.30 pm

• Place: Cunningham Road and Mysore Road

Time:  2.30 pm and 5 pm

• Place: Kogilu Layout, Agrahara and Thirumenahalli village in Hebbal division

Time: 9 am to 5 pm

• Place: Bagalur Cross 10 am and 5 pm and MLA Layout between 11 am and 5 pm.

Earlier, several states have raised concerns and warned of a power outage in the wake of a severe coal shortage. The government, on the other hand, have asserted that dry fuel is available in the country to meet the demand of electricity generating plants. 

States which may face power cut:

• Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on coal shortage: It’s true there is a problem. As per our requirement, either we get it from NTPC or from pvt companies. But the supply is affected now. There’re some reasons due to which such situation has arisen. It’s not only in Bihar, it’s everywhere: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.
• Kerela Government Flags Concerns: Kerala Govt will take a decision on imposing power cuts after Oct 19. At present, the state is facing a shortage of 100 MW & trying to meet demand-supply gap through automated management system&by purchasing electricity at higher prices: State Electricity Minister K Krishnankutty
• Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over “a power crisis” Delhi could face. Tata Power Distribution Ltd (TPDDL), which supplies electricity to parts of the national capital, on Saturday warned of intermittent rotational power cuts as units supplying electricity to Delhi discoms have coal stocks to meet generation requirements for 1-2 days.
• Tamil Nadu:  The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) said that power will be suspended in parts of Chennai for carrying out maintenance work in the city.
• Punjab: Power supply situation continued to remain grim in Punjab with the state-owned utility PSPCL on Sunday saying up to three-hour daily power cut will remain in the state till October 13.