Northern Grid Failure

• Overdrawal by northern states caused power grid failure: Report

  Over drawing of electricity by northern states could be one of the reasons for the massive power failure last month that hit half of the country's population, according to the initial findings of a high-level panel appointed by the government to probe the grid collapse.

• Two blackouts, but little to prevent a repeat of power grid failure, say experts

  India, recovering from its worst-ever power outage, has been smarting over the promotion of Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to the Home Ministry. But for those outraged by the timing or the merit of that transfer, here's a bigger point of concern. A senior official at the Power Ministry told NDTV a repeat cannot be ruled out, partly because th...

• Power grid failure: Don't blame us, says Akhilesh Yadav

  Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has said that there is no proof that his state, Uttar Pradesh, contributed to India's largest power outage by exceeding its quota, and putting the Northern supply grid under massive strain.

• Power grid failure: Blame game begins; Veerappa Moily takes charge of ministry

  After the massive power failure, the big blame game. The Centre has come down sharply on Punjab, Haryana and UP saying they overdrew 4000 MW of electricity and that caused the tripping of three grids in a cascade effect yesterday, leaving 600 million people without power. The states deny that their actions triggered the huge power collapse. Till th...

• Power blackout: Regulator summons officials from 5 states; blame game begins

  A blame game has erupted among states over the unprecedented power outage on Tuesday that affected 600 million people - over half of the country's population. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has reportedly summoned officials of five states, which drew more power than what had been allocated, leaving 19 states in the dark. The r...

• Blackout in 19 states, more than 600 million Indians affected

  19 states and more than 600 million Indians found themselves without power on Tuesday afternoon, after three major grids that supply electricity tripped in quick succession. By 11 pm, power had been restored to 80% of Northern India, and all of Delhi. The country's southern and western grids were supplying power to help restore services in the aff...

• Power outage: Why Uttar Pradesh is considered a culprit

  The power deficit was worsened by a weak monsoon that lowered hydroelectric generation and kept temperatures higher, further increasing electricity usage as people seek to cool off.

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  Power grid failure: How BPO companies coped

  The BPO industry in Gurgaon and Noida managed to run operations, even as power grid failed, using back-up generator sets

• How the massive power outage played out on Twitter

  As 19 states and 600 million people found themselves without power, Twitter was, for the second day in a row, rich with debate and discussion on the blackout. Three major grids tripped today, most likely the result of states like Haryana, UP, Punjab and Rajasthan. Drawing more than the share of electricity assigned to them. Yesterday, the Northern ...

• Power outage does not affect Delhi airport, flights

  Flight operations at the Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport remained unaffected today even as power supply was snapped for the second day in a row after collapse of the Northern Grid. Immediately after electricity supply stopped at 1:04 PM, all essential services were shifted to diesel-run back-up power generation system, an airport spokes...