Grid failures a 'wake up call' for aspiring India
The worst power outage in country's history represents a 'wake up call' over the failure of the creaking electricity system to keep pace with the growth of Asia's third-largest economy, analysts said.
Centre blame states for overdrawing from power grids
Blaming overdrawal of power by certain states for the current crisis, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Tuesday said the government is working to bring back normalcy in about one hour.
"We are try
Traffic hit as signals go blank following grid failure
Traffic was thrown out of gear in the capital on Tuesday afternoon when signals went blank following power failure across north India.
Three power grids collapse, 20 states affected
Triggering a major power crisis, three electricity grids connecting more than 20 states and the national capital collapsed on Tuesday.
Grid collapse hits eastern region
The eastern, northern and northeastern regional grids collapsed on Tuesday resulting in an unprecedented situation with power snapped in the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam and
Blame game over massive blackout
A blame game erupted among some states with whom the Centre also locked horns over the unprecedented power outage on Tuesday that affected 60 crore people - over half of the country's population.
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Delhi goes ‘powerless’ as northern grid collapses
Almost entire Delhi went without power for about eight hours on Monday due to the collapse of the Northern Grid, putting people to misery on a humid day when water distribution and Metro services were largely affected.
3-member panel to look into Northern Grid failure: Shinde
A three-member panel will look into the failure of the Northern Grid, which led to power outages throughout the region on Monday, and submit its report in 15 days, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said.
15-hour power outage in North India as transmission collapses
North India on Monday suffered its worst ever power failure in 10 years, triggered by a grid failure, paralysing normal life in eight states, including the national capital, for over 15 hours.
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Balan blames it on wrong policy
KSEB could have spared the consumers of such a deadly blow if it had taken up the matter with the regulatory body and treated a part of the deficit as revenue asset, according to former electricity mi