Power outage in Mumbai and Thane highlights energy crisis in state

Maharashtra has a deficit of 3,500 Mw per day due to heat wave, pick-up in industrial activity

Parts of Mumbai and adjoining areas such as Thane saw a power outage on Tuesday following a transmission issue. The outage points to the deepening power crisis in the state amid a strong heat wave and a pick-up in industrial activity.

While power supply was subsequently restored within an hour of the outage, Maharashtra continues to face a power deficit of 3,500 megawatts (MW) per day, according to analysts tracking the sector.

In a statement, a Tata Power spokesperson said that a transmission line of the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company had tripped at the 400 kilovolt (KV) Kalwa grid,