BESCOM Alert: Bengaluru’s Electricity Goes Off in Over 100 Areas on January 21

Residents across Bengaluru are being warned of a planned power cut on January 21, 2026, as the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) carries out maintenance work at the 66/11 kV Banaswadi substation. The scheduled outage is expected to affect over 100 localities, primarily in East, North, Central, and South-East Bengaluru, and is part of routine measures to upgrade infrastructure, conduct safety checks, and prevent sudden equipment failure.

Timings of Bengaluru Power Cut on January 21

According to BESCOM, electricity in the affected areas will be switched off from 10 am on January 21, with supply expected to return by evening. Restoration timing will depend on how quickly engineers complete maintenance and strengthening work at the substation. Residents are urged to plan their day around the Bengaluru power cut on January 21.

Areas Affected in East and North Bengaluru

A large cluster of neighborhoods in East and North Bengaluru will experience outages during the maintenance window. Major residential areas include:

HRBR Layout (1st, 2nd, 3rd Blocks), Kammanahalli Main Road, CMR Road, Babusapalya, Balachandra Layout, Flower Garden, MM Garden, Arkavati Layout, Anjanadri Layout Enclave, Divya Unnati Layout, Vijayendra Garden, Mallappa Layout, Prakruti Township, Balaji Layout, GNR Garden, Chelekere, Chelekere Village, Samudrika Enclave, Subbayyanapalya, Horamavu, Munireddi Layout, Vijay Bank Colony, Nisarga Colony, Nandanam Colony, Amar Agency Layout, P and T Layout, Pappaya Layout, Coconut Grove Layout, Aashirvad Colony, Shakti Nagar, Hennuru Village, Bairaveshwar Layout, Chikkanna Layout, CMR Layout, Hennuru Cross, Kenchappa Garden, Brindavan Layout, Hoysala Nagar, Brindavan Avenue Heritage, Vinayaka Layout, and Jayanti Grama.

Local landmarks such as Narendra Tent, OMBR Layout, Kasturi Nagar, Pillareddi Nagar, Karavalli Road, Ramayya Layout, Azmallappa Layout, Dodda Banaswadi, Ramamurthy Nagar Main Road, B Channasandra, Nanjappa Garden, Agaere Main Road, Doddiah Layout, Bank Avenue, and RS Palya will also be affected.

Areas Affected in Central and South-East Bengaluru

Several Central and South-East Bengaluru localities are also scheduled for outages. These include:

ADMC Military Gate, Muniswamy Road, Muni Veerappa Road, Kullappa Circle, Rajkumar Park, Meghna Palya, Muniswamappa Layout, Yesh Enclave, Banjara Layout, Vijayalakshmi Layout, Trinity Enclave, Sankalpa Layout, Green Garden Phase 2, Samruddhi Layout, Bethel Layout, SLV Layout, SL's Spencer Apartments, DS Max Apartments, and surrounding streets.

BESCOM Advisory for Residents

BESCOM has urged residents to plan their day in advance during the Bengaluru power cut on January 21. People are advised to switch off sensitive appliances before 10 am and exercise caution while turning them back on once power is restored. Residents working from home and those relying on medical equipment should arrange backup options.

Officials emphasized that the maintenance shutdown is a planned measure to improve long-term power reliability, and while the Bengaluru power cut on January 21 may cause temporary inconvenience, the completed work is expected to provide a more stable electricity supply in the affected areas in the coming months.