Power cut in parts of Telangana on December 28

HYDERABAD

Several areas of the combined Karimnagar district are expected to face interruption in power supply for about half-an-hour on Saturday (December 28) as the Grid India is planning to conduct a mock exercise between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to prepare for any emergency that involves restoration of supply in the event of total failure of power supply in all the States of the southern region.

According to officials of the Transmission Corporation of Telangana Ltd. (TG-Transco), the mock exercise is carried out every year with an objective to provide start-up supply to NTPC-Ramagundam generating station through the HVDC Bhadravati-Ramagundam inter regional link in coordination with PGCIL, TG-Transco and NTPC-Ramagundam.

Due to the exercise, there will be an expected interruption in power supply for about 30 minutes to Korutla, Metpally, Medipally, Kathalapur, Raikal, Jagtial Rural, Kodimyal, Mallial, Vemulawada Rural, Gangadhara, Ramadugu, Choppadandi (part) and Nandagiri feeders in Jagtial, which are fed from the 220 kV Jagtial sub-station.