Chennai Power Cut On June 18: These Areas Are Hit By Supply On Thursday

Parts of Chennai will be hit by a power supply on Thursday, June 18. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation is carrying out maintenance work due to which several areas in Iyyappanthangal, Pallavaram and Tiruverkadu will witness power cuts.

According to the electricity department, areas in and around in Iyyappanthangal, Pallavaram and Tiruverkadu will witness power outage between 9 am and 2 pm.

Iyyappanthangal:

Mount Poonamallee Road

Pillaiyar Kovil Street

Murugan Kovil Street

JJ Nagar

Amman Nagar

PG Avenue

Indira Nagar

Janakiammal Nagar

Sai Nagar

Vinayagapuram

Sornapuri Nagar.

Pallavaram:

Nagelkeni

Chrompet

Tiruneermalai Main Road

Bajanai Koil Street

Erattadai Malai Srinivasan Street

TVS Lakshmanan Nagar

Kothandam Nagar

Kalyanipuram

MC Raja Street.

Tiruverkadu:

Pallikuppam

Shanmuga Nagar and Annexe

Cooperative Nagar Phase-IV

Annammal Street

Saveetha College

PH Road.

This summer, the capital's electricity demand surged past the 5,000 MW mark on Wednesday night, setting a new record of 5,014 MW. To stabilise the grid, the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) carried out brief shutdowns of select distribution transformers in a few localities. Although such load shedding has been used earlier to maintain grid stability, these instances were not officially disclosed.

The peak of 5,014 MW was recorded at around 10.30 pm on 10 June, surpassing the previous high of 4,852 MW registered on 22 May this year. By comparison, in 2025 the city's peak demand stood at 4,663 MW, recorded on 14 May.