Northern Power Transmission

Electricity regulator CERC has directed Power Grid to probe incidences of collapse of transmission towers in the Northern region last month that happened in the wake of inclement weather.

The Northern Grid, the vital power supply line to the entire North India, has witnessed as many as 21 forced transmission outages due to fog in the last one week.

Dense fog over northern India led to total blackout in many parts of Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday morning due to disruption in transmission lines. The northern grid tripped at around 3.02 am following a technical snag in transmission lines that reduced power to zero at many sub stations, Power Grid CMD S K Chaturvedi said.

Electricity regulator CERC has directed Power Grid to probe incidences of collapse of transmission towers in the Northern region last month that happened in the wake of inclement weather.

The Northern Grid, the vital power supply line to the entire North India, has witnessed as many as 21 forced transmission outages due to fog in the last one week.

Dense fog over northern India led to total blackout in many parts of Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday morning due to disruption in transmission lines. The northern grid tripped at around 3.02 am following a technical snag in transmission lines that reduced power to zero at many sub stations, Power Grid CMD S K Chaturvedi said.