Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Bengaluru’s Yelahanka Faces Power Cuts Amid Emergency Maintenance
Some parts of Yelahanka in Bengaluru may not have electricity on September 17.
The planned outage is expected to run from 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
Workers are carrying out emergency maintenance at a power substation.
More than 50 nearby areas may be affected.
Another outage has been reported for September 18, but that information has not been fully confirmed.
Residents should check the latest BESCOM update before making plans.
They should charge phones, prepare inverters and fill water tanks before the outage starts.
Electricity is expected to return after the work is finished, possibly before 6 p.m.
Parts of Yelahanka are scheduled to face a power outage on September 17 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The disruption is linked to emergency maintenance at the Yelahanka 66/11 kV substation.
More than 50 localities across the Hebbal and Yelahanka subdivisions may be affected.
A separate September 18 outage schedule has circulated, but residents are advised to verify it with BESCOM.
BESCOM urged residents to charge devices, prepare inverters and complete water-related tasks before 9 a.m.
- Who
- Residents and establishments in parts of Yelahanka, with maintenance being carried out by the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited.
- What
- Scheduled power outages affecting several Yelahanka areas because of emergency substation maintenance.
- When
- September 17, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; a separate, unconfirmed schedule has been reported for September 18.
- Where
- Yelahanka and parts of the Hebbal and Yelahanka subdivisions in Bengaluru.
- Why
- Emergency maintenance work at the Yelahanka 66/11 kV substation.
- Primary outage date
- September 17, 2026
- Scheduled timing
- 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Possible duration
- Up to nine hours
- Affected subdivisions
- Hebbal and Yelahanka
- Maintenance location
- Yelahanka 66/11 kV substation
- Responsible organization
- Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited
- September 18 schedule
- Reported for several Yelahanka areas but requires confirmation through the latest BESCOM update