Archive · 19 May 2025
Chennai Power Outage: North Chennai Residents Face Blackout
Imagine the power in your house suddenly going off, and it stays off all night.
That's what happened to people in parts of North Chennai.
It started when two power sources to a local station stopped working, and a cable caught fire.
The power company worked to fix it, but it took a while.
Some people got their power back by Sunday morning, while most had it back by 10 PM.
The fire was caused by electricity leaking from a damaged cable.
People were upset because they didn't know when the power would return.
Repair work continues to fully restore the power.
A power outage hit North Chennai, affecting multiple areas.
The outage began Saturday evening and extended overnight.
The disruption was caused by consecutive trips at Kodungaiyur substation and a cable fire.
Residents expressed frustration over lack of updates and prolonged outage.
Power was restored to most consumers by 10 PM, but repairs continued.
- Who
- Residents of Kodungaiyur, Vyasarpadi, K K D Nagar, and nearby areas.
- What
- A widespread power outage affecting residents in North Chennai, caused by multiple technical failures at a substation.
- When
- Power outage began around 6 PM on Saturday and was restored by Sunday morning for some, and by 10 PM for the majority.
- Where
- North Chennai, specifically Kodungaiyur, Vyasarpadi, K K D Nagar, Kavignar Kannadasan Nagar, Vysarpadi, Sembium, and MKB Nagar.
- Why
- Triggered by consecutive fault trips at the Kodungaiyur substation, including a fire in an underground cable.
- Affected Areas
- Kodungaiyur, Vyasarpadi, K K D Nagar, Kavignar Kannadasan Nagar, Vysarpadi, Sembium, MKB Nagar
- Incident Time
- Saturday, around 6 PM
- Cause
- Tripping of power sources and underground cable fire
- Substation
- Kodungaiyur 33kV substation
- Primary Source
- Tondiarpet 230kV station
- Restoration Time
- Sunday morning for some, 10 PM for majority