Power being restored after Chennai sees major blackout due to Manali substation fire

CHENNAI: A fire at the 400 kV Manali Sub Station on Thursday night led to tripping at several substations, causing a massive blackout in most parts of the city.

By around midnight, it was learnt that power supply had been restored in some areas while work was underway in other affected parts.

Following the fire at the Manali 400 kV substation which is connected to the North Chennai Thermal Power station, several substations linked with it including Tondiarpet, Basin Bridge, and Pulianthope faced tripping, said TANGEDCO sources. As a result, several areas in the city including Manali, Madhavaram, Kolathur, Tondiarpet, Purasawalkam, Perambur, Otteri, Egmore, T Nagar, and Adyar faced power outages on Thursday night.

Following this, several consumers had taken to social media to post about the sudden power outages which occurred around 10 pm and sought a reason for it from TANGEDCO's official social media handle.

In response, TANGEDCO chairman and managing director Rajesh Lakhani had said that officials were trying to bypass the equipment which caught fire, in order to restore power supply to the city within a short span of time.

Power restoration would be done through back feeding one substation after another within two hours, sources in TANGEDCO had said.

(With Online Desk inputs)