List of Major Power Failures

December 9, 1995

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa; due to collapse of the Jabbalpur-Itarsi power line.

November 14, 1995

Western Maharashtra except within city limits of Bombay and its eastern suburbs; due to tripping of MSEB Chandrapur-Bhusaval line.

November 10, 1995

Western Maharashtra except within city limits of Bombay; due to bus fault in the NTPC Bhilai station.

July 31, 1995

Bombay, Thane, Nashik, Aurangabad; due to burning of isolator at Kalwa receiving station.

May 1, 1995

Bombay, Thane, Raigad, Nashik, Jalgaon; due to tripping of 400 KV line at Indore.

April 19, 1995

Entire Maharashtra, barring Bombay; due to disturbance on the 400 KV line at Indore.

February 12, 1992

Bombay; due to snag at TEC power station in Trombay.

October 25, 1991

Bombay, Thane, Nashik; due to disturbance in the 400 KV line at Indore.

November 24, 1990

Bombay, western Maharashtra, parts of Karnataka and Goa; due to insulation failure at Kalwa receiving station.

August 17, 1989

Maharashtra, Gujarat;

July 14, 1983

Bombay and parts of Western Maharashtra; due to mismatching of state electricity grid.

November 20, 1981

Entire Maharashtra; due to strike by subordinate engineers' association.

Source: Nov 18, 1995. Times of India, Bombay