Chennai, Brace For Sunday Power Cut On Feb 8

Updated: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:56 [IST]

In a rare development, Chennai will be hit by a power outage on a Sunday. Yes, parts of the Tamil Nadu capital will be hit by a supply.

Well, not entire city rather a few locations in Ambattur and Ambattur Industrial Estate will witness a five-hour outage. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation is carrying out maintenance work due to which there will be no power between 9 am and 2 pm.

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Chennai will experience a five-hour power outage on a Sunday in Ambattur and Ambattur Industrial Estate from 9 am to 2 pm due to maintenance work by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, with less than 20 locations affected, while several other areas like Thirumudivakkam, Perungalathur and others are already facing power cuts.

Chennai Brace For Sunday Power Cut On Feb 8

Well, good news is that less than 20 locations will only be hit.

Ambattur:

TI Cycle 3rd Main Road

6th Street to 9th Street.

Ambattur Industrial Estate:

Mahatma Gandhi Road 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th Street

Kamaraj Nagar Main Road

SIDCO Industrial Estate

Railway Station Road 5th 6th 7th Street.

However, the supply will resume early if the maintenance works are completed before the schedule time.

Meanwhile, parts of Thirumudivakkam, Karambakkam, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Perungalathur, Madhavaram, Mudichur Stanley, and Virugambakkam are facing power outage.

Here are the affected areas

Thirumudivakkam

Bharadwaj Nagar

Dhanaselvi Nagar

PTC Quarters

Varadharajapuram

Royappa Nagar

Dargausht Road

Naduveerapattu

Karambakkam

Mahalakshmi Nagar

Budhar Colony