Chennai Power Cut On July 7: 5-Hour Supply Outage In Red Hills, Thiruvanmiyur, Tambaram

Over 60 locations will be hit by a supply in Chennai on Tuesday, July 7. Parts of Red Hills, Thiruvanmiyur, and Tambaram will witness power outage for five hours.

According to the TANGEDCO (Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation), it is carrying out a routine maintenance work between 9 am and 2 pm. Hence, the Tamil Nadu will be hit by a power outage in the below areas.

Red Hills:

Puthu Nagar 3rd and 5th Street

Naravarikuppam

Dargas Road

Gomathiamman Nagar

JJ Nagar

Theerthakarayampattu

Balavinayagar Nagar

Vivek Akbar Avenue

Padiyanallur

RJN Colony

Kummanur

Jayadurga Nagar

Palavoyal

Manish Nagar

Kannapalayam

Sendrambakkam

Sirangavoor

Perungavur

Puthu Nagar

Balaji Garden

Aaroon Ullsa City

Bypass Road

Sothuppakkam Road

New Star City

Kalikuppam

Azhinjivakkam

Vadagai

Maharaja Nagar

M.H. Road

Vinesh Nagar

Thiruvika Nagar

TNK Nagar

Anpu Nagar

Vilangadupakkam

Mallima Nagar

T.H. High Road

Aalamaram

Gandhi Nagar

Aasi Thambi Street.

Thiruvanmiyur:

Sasthri Nagar East, North and South Mada Street

Bharadidasan Street

ECR

Lalitha Garden

Kuppam Beach Road

West Tank Street

Sannathi Street

Mettu Street

Tambaram:

Kadapperi Mepz Area

Moulana Nagar

Singaravelan Street

Thiruneermalai Main Road

Ranganathapuram Kadar Bhai Street

Kannan Street

Part of GST Road

Ramesh Nagar

RV Garden

Duraisamy Pillai Street

MR Threatre

Mudichur Service Road

Market Area

Corporation Office

Judge Colony

Kamakoti Nagar

Sriram Nagar

MMR Street

Gandhi Road

Valluvar Gurukulam.

However, the supply will resume if the maintenance works complete before the scheduled time.

The Tamil Nadu's peak power demand now stands at 21,307 MW. The state gets supply through hydroelectric, thermal and gas-based generation. The state also purchases power from from the Union government, private producers and other states.

However, the state's power sector has an outstanding debt of Rs 2.47 lakh crore, according to the recently-released white paper by the TVK government.