Bengaluru Power Cut On September 16 To September 29: 8-Hours-Long Power Outages; Check Affected Areas

The citizens of Bengaluru and other region of Karnataka will continue to face power supply disruption as the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) and Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) declared at least 8-hour-long power outages due to maintenance work.

Bengaluru Power Cut:

BESCOM has declared its plan for second quarterly maintenance of three transformers at 66/11 kV Adugodi Substation. The work will begin from 10 am to 5 pm, and hence, many areas in Bengaluru could see 8-hours long power outages. Apart from this, Bescom will also overhaul 11 kV breakers and service its On-Load Tap Changer (OLTC) of Transformers 2 and 3.

Bengaluru Affected Areas:

Areas that could be impacted due to Bescom's latest work on September 16 are:

- 5th Block Industrial Area

- Koramangala (Blocks 3 to 7)

- Madiwala

- Venkateshwara Layout

- Chikkadugodi

- Jogi Colony

- Maruthinagara

- Adugodi (7th & 8th Blocks, Adugodi Main Road)

- Bannerghatta Road

- KHB Colony (3rd to 6th Blocks)

- MICO Layout

- Bhuvanappa Layout

- Cauvery Layout

- Krishnanagar Industrial Layout

- S.G. Palya

- Madivala Santhe

- Siddhartha Colony

KPTCL Power Cut:

Additionally, the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) declared maintenance work from September 15 to September 29, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Residents of Hebbal will likely struggle with power cut during these days.

Affected Areas Are:

Ballari Main Road A Block, B Block, C Block, D Block, E Block, F Block, and G Block

Talakaveri Layout

Amruthahalli BGS Layout

Navya Nagar Block

Shabari Nagar

Byatarayanapura Jakkur Layout

GKVK Layout

Jakkur Plantation

Yosada Nagar Amruthahalli

Sampigehalli Agrahara Village

Jayasurya Layout

Vidhana Soudha Layout

Saibaba Layout

Telecom Layout

MCECHS Layout

Suryaodaya Nagar 2

Agrahara Layout

Kogilu Layout

Srinivaspura Jakkur VRL Road (Santhe Road)

IAS Road, and Arkavathi Layout.

Bengaluru Power Cut Advisory:

As per Bescom, residentials should charge their essential electronic devices in advance. Further, they should store water and avoid scheduling important work during outage hours.

Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited is mainly vested with the functions of Transmission of power in the entire State of Karnataka and also Construction of Stations & Transmission Lines and maintenance of 400/220/110/66 KV Sub-Stations. Many new lines and Sub-Stations were added & existing stations were modified in the Transmission network. It operates under a license issued by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Meanwhile, Bescom is responsible for Power distribution in Eight districts of Karnataka (Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Chikkaballapura, Kolar, Davanagere, Tumkur, Chitradurga and Ramanagara). BESCOM covers an area of 41,092 Sq. Kms. with a population of over 207 lakhs. The company has 4 operating Zones - Bangalore Metropolitan Area Zone(North), Bangalore Metropolitan Area Zone(South), Bangalore Rural Area Zone and Chitradurga Zone, 9 Circles, 32 Divisions, 147 Sub-divisions and 534 Section Offices.