Govt working on SOP for faster response to major power outages in future

IN the wake of reports of power outages in several parts of the city last year, the Delhi government is working on a standard operating procedure (SOP) to deal with any major power outages in future and ensure faster restoration of supply, officials said on Thursday.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ New Delhi

In August last year, major power cuts had affected lakhs of power consumers in various areas in north Delhi including Civil Lines, Rohini, Shalimar Bagh, and Kashmiri Gate, among others. The outage was caused by a sudden load drop of 550 MW in the incoming supply from the 220 kV grid. In June 2024, several localities in parts of northeast, east, central, south, and north Delhi faced power outages due to a disruption caused by a fire at a power grid substation in UP's Ma