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Chennai Faces Five-Hour Outage Today for Planned Grid Maintenance

Maintenance efforts aim to modernize aging distribution lines to bolster Chennai’s grid resilience

Chennai power cut on July 1 (Image: Canva)
Chennai power cut on July 3 (Image: Canva)

Overview

  • The five-hour outage is scheduled from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on July 2 in neighborhoods including Alandur, Pallavaram, Ambattur, Besant Nagar and Sholinganallur
  • Power supply may be restored earlier if crews complete maintenance ahead of the scheduled window
  • A similar five-hour cut is slated for July 3, affecting more than 40 localities across the city
  • TANGEDCO and TNPDCL are carrying out the work as part of a broader initiative to upgrade aging infrastructure and improve long-term supply stability
  • Residents and businesses have been advised to plan around the interruption to minimize inconvenience