Mumbai power outage: Possibility of fool play, sabotage can't be ruled out, says Maharashtra Energy Minister

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Energy Minister Dr Nitin Raut on Wednesday said that foul play or sabotage by external forces cannot be ruled out in connection with the power outage in Mumbai and other areas on October 12.

"Possibility of foul play/sabotage cannot be denied in the power outage incident of Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai on Monday," Raut said in a tweet.

Possibility of a sabotage cannot be ruled out in respect of Power trip that resulted in blackout on Monday dated 12.10.20 at Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane. — Dr. Nitin Raut (@NitinRaut_INC) October 14, 2020

It may be recalled that electricity supply was interrupted in Mumbai due to TATA`s incoming electric supply failure causing power loss all over Mumbai and suburbs, also disrupting train traffic of Central, Eastern and Western lines, according to Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) on Monday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had later spoken to Dr Nitin Raut and BMC Commissioner IS Chahal over grid failure in Mumbai and gave directions for its restoration as soon as possible, according to the Chief Minister’s Office.