Around 7,000 consumers in the outskirts of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad experienced a power outage on Friday due to a fault in the 400/22 KV high-tension transformer at a Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission (MSETCL-Mahapareshan) substation in Chakan.
The outage was experienced in Nanekarwadi, Khalumbre, Mhalunge, and Nighoje areas for more than five hours.
According to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) officials, “ The fault in the current transformer led to the shutdown of a 50 MVA power transformer. This disruption affected six 22 KV power lines of MSEDCL. While power was restored to two of these lines using an alternative system, there was still a 30-megawatt deficit.
As a result, electricity supply to 5,500 domestic and commercial customers, and 1,200 low-pressure and 250 high-tension industrial customers in Nanekarwadi, Kuruli, Khalumbre, and Sara City was cut off until the repair work was completed by 4 pm.