Residents claimed that three helpline numbers set up for registering the complaints have not been responding to the calls.
The technical fault took place in the 400 KV lines which provide high-pressure power supply to key substations in Chakan and Lonikand areas, according to the power utility.
On October 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation in a meeting conducted with senior officials of the coal and power ministries.
Gehlot also shared a govt ad on his Twitter handle which said that China, UK and European countries, India and the state are simultaneously facing the coal crisis.
Bihar Chamber of Commerce and Industries claims that lower supply has not affected industries in the state. The officials believe that the majority of units are closed due to Durga Puja.
As per the guidelines for allocation of power, 15 per cent power from CGS is kept as “unallocated power” which is allocated by the central government to needy states.
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The NYT report stated that China targeted India's powergrid system at a time when the two nations were engaged in an intense face-off in Ladakh.
The power outage was reported shortly before midnight almost simultaneously in many cities. Residents of Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan and others faced the blackout.
The fault tripped the high transmission lines and this resulted in the system frequency to drop from 50 to zero in less than a second, causing power plants to shut down, according to the ministry.
New York City fared much better with less than 17,000 outages reported across the five boroughs. Staten Island made up the bulk of the Big Apple's outages, with some 3,500 reported disruptions, according to ConEd.
California wildfires have led to a major power outage in the fire-weary state as the authorities shut power to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires amid dry and windy weather. More than 1 million people are expected to be in the dark today, the officials said, adding this could be the strongest wind event in California this year.
Electricity supply was interrupted in Mumbai on October 12 due to electric supply failure causing power loss all over Mumbai and suburbs.
The utility said the lack of rain, dry vegetation, recent extreme winds, as well as above-average temperatures for this time of year were likely to ignite wildfires.
Thousands of people have been left without power outage across New York City on Saturday. The massive power outage has also affected the subway services in the city.
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Mumbai: Several parts of south and central Mumbai faced massive power outages today after a unit of Tata Power's Trombay plant, which primarily supplies to the city, tripped.The power outage, which started at about 9.45
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