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Time of India
25-05-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Storm in, power out: Delhi sees widespread outages
New Delhi: A thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall late Saturday night led to widespread power disruptions across several parts of the capital. The downpour, which also caused significant waterlogging and uprooted trees, impacted the power infrastructure, resulting in service interruptions in various localities, senior officials said. Long outages were reported in Mundka, Jaffarpur, Hari Nagar, Madipur, Tagore Garden, Chattarpur and parts of Pitampura, Rohini, Model Town, Mukherjee Nagar, Timarpur, Mayapuri, Sangam Vihar, Nand Nagri, Karawal Nagar, Ram Nagar, Bara Hindu Rao and Trilok Puri. Officials said the damage was primarily caused by tree branches falling on electric cables and water entering key installations. "Operations and maintenance teams were on high alert. Quick response teams were deployed to attend to the complaints," said a BSES spokesperson. "While supply was restored quickly in most areas, delays in some pockets happened because of the need to wait for water levels to recede and the extent of damage caused by the fallen trees," he added. The spokesperson added that in several areas, electricity was switched off temporarily to prevent electrocution. A senior official from the power department said, "Tree cutting and removal is a time-consuming process and requires coordination with civic agencies. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo We took all possible steps to ensure public safety." In Bawana, Ghogha Village, Sector 25 Rohini, DSIIDC Narela, Sultanpuri, Sector 22 Rohini, Karala, Badli, Siraspur, Avantika, Mangolpuri, RU Block Pitampura, Rithala Village, NIA Phase-1 Naraina, Kailash Enclave (Rani Bagh), Rampura, Inderpuri, and Pooth Village, long power outages were reported. "A few installations were damaged due to the thunderstorm. Our teams began restoration immediately, and supply resumed once conditions normalised," said a Tata Power-DDL spokesperson. BSES suffered widespread damage across south, west, east and central Delhi. Around 60 electric poles broke or saw severe damaged, and around 10 transformers or substation parts (including LT Air Circuit Breakers and transformers) sustained damage due to falling trees or debris. Overhead cables and conductors were affected in many locations, resulting in temporary outages across multiple neighbourhoods. In the Tata Power DDL area, severe damage to electrical infrastructure was reported. At least 13 high-tension poles and 43 low- tension poles broke. Also, 257 trees fell on power lines, and 187 service lines or jumpers were broken. Govt has also asked discoms to keep their quick response team ready for thunderstorms so that power can be restored quickly.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
7,265 MW and rising: How Delhi's discoms battled peak power without blackouts
New Delhi: Delhi's power demand reached 7,265 MW at 3:29 pm on Monday, the highest recorded on May 19 in the last five years, according to data from the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC). The corresponding peak demand was 7,164 MW in 2024, 5,518 MW in 2023, 7,070 MW in 2022, 4,195 MW in 2020, and 3,266 MW in 2021. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (Tata Power-DDL) met a peak load of 2,136 MW — the highest for the season so far — without any supply disruptions. In BSES areas, BRPL and BYPL successfully handled peak loads of 3,227 MW and 1,596 MW, respectively. In South and West Delhi, served by BRPL, the peak load during the summer of 2024 had reached 3,809 MW and is expected to rise to approximately 4,050 MW in 2025. In East and Central Delhi, under BYPL, last year's peak was 1,882 MW and is projected to reach around 1,900 MW this year. To serve over 50 lakh consumers across South, West, East, and Central Delhi, BSES discoms have implemented a series of measures. These include long-term power purchase agreements, banking arrangements with other states, and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) models to improve load forecasting and real-time demand management. According to BSES, over 2,100 MW of green power will contribute significantly towards ensuring power availability during the peak summer months. In addition to power sourcing, advanced load forecasting techniques using AI/ML help the utility in operational planning. BSES has also undertaken comprehensive network strengthening measures. These include preventive maintenance and predictive diagnostics like thermal scanning, partial discharge measurement, and health assessment of power and distribution transformers. Online load monitoring systems are being used to track transformer and 11kV feeder load conditions in real-time. Tata Power-DDL said it maintained supply stability using a multi-layered power procurement strategy involving long-term bilateral agreements, reserve shutdown capacity, secured short-term tie-ups, and dynamic participation in the power exchange. A senior official from the Ministry of Power said, 'The coordinated use of predictive maintenance, digital forecasting tools, and diversified procurement strategies by distribution companies is playing a key role in addressing seasonal peak loads without compromising reliability.'
