HYDERABAD: Heavy rain on Saturday evening resulted in power outages across the city with some areas witnessing blackouts of over four to six hours. The Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL) control room was flooded with complaints from across Greater Hyderabad since Saturday evening for restoration of power supply.
Residents of several colonies were furious over non-restoration of power for over four hours. “Power snapped in our area on Saturday around 5 pm and was restored only at 9 pm. Since there was no power for so many hours, we could not even charge our phones and raise a complaint with the electricity department,” said G Sundeep, a resident of Hill Top colony at Erramanzil.
Many other areas such as Begumpet, Fatehnagar, Qutbullahpur, Red Hills, Kavadiguda to name a few, reported power outage for several hours.
Many aggrieved consumers took to Twitter seeking help from the TSSPDCL’s official handle. Sai Kanth Ghanathey @saikanthrocker tweeted, “Power outage in Kavadiguda. Trying to reach local office, unable to connect. Please look into the matter and resolve at the earliest.”
The electricity department has attributed the power outages to heavy inundation and snapping of power lines and feeder issues across the city. “Major complaints were on feeder trips, electrical wire snapping, burning of transformers and poles and jumper cuts. In several areas the power cuts were due to snapping of power lines due to tree falls and tripping of feeder. Our teams are constantly working to address these issues,” TSSPDCL director (operations), G Srinivas Reddy, said.
