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UP Intensifies Power Monitoring Amid Heavy Rain, Directs Quick Fault Repairs
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News18•26-09-2026, 23:00
UP Intensifies Power Monitoring Amid Heavy Rain, Directs Quick Fault Repairs
- •Uttar Pradesh government intensifies vigilance to ensure uninterrupted power supply amid continuous heavy rainfall.
- •Principal Secretary (Energy) and UPPCL chairman Ranveer Prasad directed officials to promptly address local faults and communicate information to consumers.
- •Field teams are instructed to immediately reach sites for repairs and adhere to safety standards during maintenance work.
- •Heavy rainfall caused power breakdowns, with 716 11-kV feeders and 173 33-kV substations affected, continuously monitored by a 24-hour control room.
- •Power demand declined from 28,000 MW to below 16,000 MW, eliminating load shedding and allowing surplus electricity sales; consumers urged to use helpline 1912.
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The state government has intensified vigilance by establishing a 24-hour control room at Shakti Bhawan, deploying six superintending engineers, and continuously monitoring power systems and local faults across distribution corporations.
Unexpected heavy rainfall increased power breakdowns, with most faults occurring because trees or branches fell on the power infrastructure.
Rainfall caused power demand to drop from around 28,000 MW to below 16,000 MW, eliminating the need for load shedding and allowing 24-hour power supply from metropolitan cities to villages while surplus electricity is sold on the Power Exchange.
