The financial capital, Mumbai, is known for not regularly facing power outages apart from the load-shedding in certain areas.

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One of the biggest reasons for this is that power cuts can cause major interference with the city’s business activities.

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Local train services (which is the lifeline of the city), and moreover, the city gets most if it’s electricity from privately-owned power suppliers.

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However, there have been certain instances wherein the city has faced sudden power cuts that shook the nation:

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1) On 26th July 2005, the peculiarly heavy rainfall brought Mumbai to a standstill. For several hours most parts of the city were in darkness.

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2) On 5th October 2017, a shortfall of 2000 megawatt left Mumbai facing a massive shortage of electricity.

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3) On 12th October 2020, around 50 lakh households and businesses across the city suffered power cuts.

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