The Gurugram power outage that was caused after a fire broke out following a fault in the main transformer has been restored on Saturday and electricity supply has also been restored, Executive Engineer Anil Malik said. A power outage occurred in Gurugram on Friday night after a fire broke out in the main transformer at the 220 KVA power station in Sector-72, causing electricity disruption in multiple areas of the city.
There was an oil leakage in the current transformer: Engineer Malik
Executive Engineer Anil Malik says, "This incident occurred around 7:50 pm. There was an oil leakage in the current transformer that is 220 KVA... The blast happened right when the breaker was being cut, and a fire broke out here... This led to a blackout situation... As a result, the power supply from the 220 KV sub-station to Sector-52 and 56, including 5 sub-stations, was disrupted. The Rapid Metro service was also suspended along with it, although we had restored it around 8:25 pm. We have restored the entire system from our end so far... This incident was caused by thermal heating. The situation is completely under control..."
According to Sandeep Chugh, PRO of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), the disruption was triggered due to a technical fault, which led to an oil leak and subsequent blast in the current transfer circuit.
Power Supply Restored from the 220 KVA Power Station
"Power Supply Restored from the 220 KVA Power Station in Sector 72, Gurugram", the department said, adding that the "Blast Was Caused by Oil Leakage in the Current Transfer Circuit."
Officials further confirmed that "Power Supply to 7 Power Stations Disrupted Due to the Blast in the Current Transfer Circuit", following which electricity department personnel were deployed on-site to carry out emergency repairs.”
“Electricity Department Employees Repaired the Circuit and Restored Power Supply," the statement said. The XEN was also present at the site. The fault occurred at around 7:50 pm and led to widespread disruption across multiple 66 KV substations in sectors 15, 38, 44, 46, 52 and 56. Rapid Metro services were also briefly affected but were restored by 8:15 pm, officials said.
According to the XEN (Executive Engineer) of the Haryana Electricity Distribution Corporation, an oil leak in the transfer circuit escalated before the operator could trip the breaker, resulting in a transformer explosion and fire. "Before the operator could attempt to trip the breaker to prevent a fire, the transformer exploded, and a fire broke out," the XEN said.
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