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According to Meghna Bhandari from Regulus society who recently faced an outage of upto nine hours said that with temperatures reaching 43 degree Celsius the existing cables and transformers are overloaded and failing

Baner Balewadi Pashan residents fed up with continuous power disruptions

May 15, 2026 11:17 am

Residents of Baner-Balewadi-Pashan are demanding accountability from MSEDCL as soaring temperatures trigger catastrophic power failures.

Ludhiana industrialists slam Punjab govt over erratic power supply in designated industrial areas

July 14, 2025 3:58 pm

An industrialist suggests the units may move out of Punjab, citing Madhya Pradesh's claim of having received investment proposals worth over Rs 15,000 crore from Ludhiana-based businesses.

Power crisis worsening in Mohali, AAP govt has failed people: Former Punjab minister

June 17, 2025 3:01 am

The former minister said that four out of 15 thermal units in Punjab are shut and blamed chronic understaffing in the power department

Punjab: Residents of Sohana village protest over severe power, water shortage

June 17, 2025 12:23 pm

Sohana warned that if the current situation persists, the protest will intensify, and major road blockades will be organised

Mohali braves power cuts from 12 to 18 hrs: Residents slam govt’s ‘free power’ promise

June 13, 2025 10:51 am

With inverters failing to sustain back-up, and fans and ACs rendered useless, residents have been forced to brave unbearable heat within the four walls of their homes.

From TDI to Aerocity, residents face daily power outage this summer

May 22, 2025 9:58 am

A senior PSPCL official blamed it on overloaded grid stations in Phase 9, Sector 80, Industrial Area Phase 7, and Sunny Enclave.

Ukraine to face power cuts on Monday after Russian air strike

November 18, 2024 12:33 am

Russia unleashed its largest air attack on Ukraine in almost three months on Sunday.

Smoke and flames billow out after a tyre was set on fire during a protest by locals against long hours of frequent power cuts, at Manikchak area in Malda district, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Police fires 10 rounds as protest against power cuts turn violent in West Bengal's Malda

July 19, 2024 2:44 pm

Police say opened fire in self defence, govt orders probe

Day after record supply by PSPCL, rain, thunderstorm bring down Punjab’s power demand by 4,000 MW

June 27, 2024 5:07 pm

Around 3 am on Thursday, the power demand was around 15,000 MW in Punjab, which gradually climbed down to 11,000 MW around 9 am

France may be at risk of 'some days' of power cuts this winter: grid operator

December 01, 2022 10:37 pm

Regional government officials were asked to ensure people receiving vital medical care get three days notice of any power cuts so they can be transferred to other locations.